Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. • King was a Baptist minister

who preached civil disobedience.

• Civil disobedience is a peaceful refusal to obey laws.

• Martin Luther told his followers they should always meet hate with love.

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot

drive out hate; only love can do that.”-Martin Luther King Jr.

SCLC• In 1957 King joined with

other church leaders to found the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference).

• African American churches would play a prominent role in the movement for civil rights.

• They were places people could gather to show support for one another and hear a common message.

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Sit-ins• One of the NON-

VIOLENT means of protest supported by Martin Luther King and the SCLC was sit-ins.

• Sit-ins were a form of protest in which people would sit and refuse to leave.

• Sit-ins were used in an attempt to desegregate lunch counters throughout the South.

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