singing the work of all nickels
he is an iconic figure in the history of
african-american civil rights welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of Martin Luther King
jr. born january 15 1929 in Atlanta
Georgia he was a skilled student
graduating from some of the most
distinguished segregated schools in the
south he was inspired to fight for civil
rights by his father Martin Luther King
senior a Baptist minister who was also a
leader in the battle for social equality
in June of 1953 King Jr married Coretta
Scott who also became an important
figure in the fight for civil rights the
next year he became pastor of the Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery
Alabama already a prominent member of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People or NAACP
by December 1955 he took on a more
high-profile role in the organization he
led the charge in the Montgomery bus
boycott after african-american bus rider
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to
give up her seat to a white man the
boycott lasted well over a year and
during that time King was personally
targeted by fire bombs to his home and
was even arrested ultimately
the battle was won and King became known
as a great black leader the year who
protests against city buses is
officially called off and the legal
citizens of Montgomery are urged to
return to the buses tomorrow my and a
non-segregated day
by 1957 King helped found the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference this
group used peaceful protest methods such
as boycotts sit-ins and marches to fight
for civil rights
unfortunately these demonstrations did
not always remain peaceful a standoffs
with police sometimes turned violent
King was also adept at utilizing the
media to bring the issues into the
forefront of public consciousness in the
early 1960s much of King’s work took
place in southern states like Georgia
Alabama and Florida he was also
instrumental in the march on Washington
which took place on August 28 1963
despite a great deal of controversy
surrounding the event the March drew
record numbers to the city’s National
Mall on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial King made his most famous
speech pleading for tolerance and
equality I have a dream my four little
children will one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the content
of their character
I have a dream today this event and
King’s words are credited with assisting
in the passage of 1964 Civil Rights Act
the next year a failed march between
Selma and Montgomery Alabama erupted in
violence the day was nicknamed Bloody
Sunday and is considered a decisive
moment in the history of civil rights
though he was not involved King
organized another March on March 25th
and he delivered another important
speech on the steps of the State Capitol
I long not long because no last can live
free of Josiah
Arlen mad low
cause you shall reap pushes oh yeah
in 1966 King and his counterparts tried
to steer the movement into the north of
the country starting with Chicago he
moved to the slums of the city to show
support for those in poverty and
continue to hold marches despite a
terrible public reaction by 1967 King
had shifted his focus by vocally
opposing the Vietnam War King suggested
funds spent on the war would be better
used on social programs and unbalancing
economic inequalities for those who say
to me stick to civil rights haven’t no
bad
that is that I’ve fought too long in too
hard now against segregated public
accommodation the end up segregating my
prob concern this evolution in his
beliefs lost him support among whites
including President Johnson 1968 saw
King helped coordinate the Poor People’s
Campaign to further his agenda against
financial disparity this drive was not
supported by some prominent members of
the civil rights movement as they feared
its goals were too much to overcome to
further this campaign King traveled to
Memphis Tennessee to show support for
striking black public workers there on
April 3rd he gave the last speech of his
career his prophetic I’ve been to the
mountaintop address I want you to know
the night that we ever people will get
to the promised land
the next night on April 4th 1968 King
was standing on the balcony of his motel
when he was shot and killed good evening
dr. Martin Luther King the apostle of
non-violence in the civil rights
movement has been shot to death in
Memphis Tennessee as the country mourned
violent riots erupted across the nation
James Earl Ray was later convicted of
the murder though conspiracy theories
remain as to who was behind the
assassination King has been recognized
for his work a number of times including
a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 today King’s
contributions to the civil rights
movement are immeasurable and his legacy
lives on as one of equality and
tolerance so I’m happy tonight I’m not
worried about anything I’m not fearing
in a man my eyes have seen the glory
he is an iconic figure in the history of
african-american civil rights welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of Martin Luther King
jr. born january 15 1929 in Atlanta
Georgia he was a skilled student
graduating from some of the most
distinguished segregated schools in the
south he was inspired to fight for civil
rights by his father Martin Luther King
senior a Baptist minister who was also a
leader in the battle for social equality
in June of 1953 King Jr married Coretta
Scott who also became an important
figure in the fight for civil rights the
next year he became pastor of the Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery
Alabama already a prominent member of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People or NAACP
by December 1955 he took on a more
high-profile role in the organization he
led the charge in the Montgomery bus
boycott after african-american bus rider
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to
give up her seat to a white man the
boycott lasted well over a year and
during that time King was personally
targeted by fire bombs to his home and
was even arrested ultimately
the battle was won and King became known
as a great black leader the year who
protests against city buses is
officially called off and the legal
citizens of Montgomery are urged to
return to the buses tomorrow my and a
non-segregated day
by 1957 King helped found the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference this
group used peaceful protest methods such
as boycotts sit-ins and marches to fight
for civil rights
unfortunately these demonstrations did
not always remain peaceful a standoffs
with police sometimes turned violent
King was also adept at utilizing the
media to bring the issues into the
forefront of public consciousness in the
early 1960s much of King’s work took
place in southern states like Georgia
Alabama and Florida he was also
instrumental in the march on Washington
which took place on August 28 1963
despite a great deal of controversy
surrounding the event the March drew
record numbers to the city’s National
Mall on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial King made his most famous
speech pleading for tolerance and
equality I have a dream my four little
children will one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the content
of their character
I have a dream today this event and
King’s words are credited with assisting
in the passage of 1964 Civil Rights Act
the next year a failed march between
Selma and Montgomery Alabama erupted in
violence the day was nicknamed Bloody
Sunday and is considered a decisive
moment in the history of civil rights
though he was not involved King
organized another March on March 25th
and he delivered another important
speech on the steps of the State Capitol
I long not long because no last can live
free of Josiah
Arlen mad low
cause you shall reap pushes oh yeah
in 1966 King and his counterparts tried
to steer the movement into the north of
the country starting with Chicago he
moved to the slums of the city to show
support for those in poverty and
continue to hold marches despite a
terrible public reaction by 1967 King
had shifted his focus by vocally
opposing the Vietnam War King suggested
funds spent on the war would be better
used on social programs and unbalancing
economic inequalities for those who say
to me stick to civil rights haven’t no
bad
that is that I’ve fought too long in too
hard now against segregated public
accommodation the end up segregating my
prob concern this evolution in his
beliefs lost him support among whites
including President Johnson 1968 saw
King helped coordinate the Poor People’s
Campaign to further his agenda against
financial disparity this drive was not
supported by some prominent members of
the civil rights movement as they feared
its goals were too much to overcome to
further this campaign King traveled to
Memphis Tennessee to show support for
striking black public workers there on
April 3rd he gave the last speech of his
career his prophetic I’ve been to the
mountaintop address I want you to know
the night that we ever people will get
to the promised land
the next night on April 4th 1968 King
was standing on the balcony of his motel
when he was shot and killed good evening
dr. Martin Luther King the apostle of
non-violence in the civil rights
movement has been shot to death in
Memphis Tennessee as the country mourned
violent riots erupted across the nation
James Earl Ray was later convicted of
the murder though conspiracy theories
remain as to who was behind the
assassination King has been recognized
for his work a number of times including
a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 today King’s
contributions to the civil rights
movement are immeasurable and his legacy
lives on as one of equality and
tolerance so I’m happy tonight I’m not
worried about anything I’m not fearing
in a man my eyes have seen the glory
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