MLK, Jr. Remembered | National Geographic

he began his career as a Baptist

he began his career as a Baptist preacher but went on to lead a sweeping

preacher but went on to lead a sweeping

preacher but went on to lead a sweeping grassroots effort to end racial

grassroots effort to end racial

grassroots effort to end racial discrimination known as the civil rights

discrimination known as the civil rights

discrimination known as the civil rights movement along the way

movement along the way

movement along the way Martin Luther King jr. made history and

Martin Luther King jr. made history and

Martin Luther King jr. made history and emerged as one of the most influential

emerged as one of the most influential

emerged as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century before the

leaders of the 20th century before the

leaders of the 20th century before the civil rights movement began segregation

civil rights movement began segregation

civil rights movement began segregation policies known as Jim Crow laws kept

policies known as Jim Crow laws kept

policies known as Jim Crow laws kept African Americans in a separate and

African Americans in a separate and

African Americans in a separate and generally inferior world from whites

generally inferior world from whites

generally inferior world from whites african-americans went to separate

african-americans went to separate

african-americans went to separate public schools aid in separate

public schools aid in separate

public schools aid in separate restaurants and even had to use separate

restaurants and even had to use separate

restaurants and even had to use separate public restrooms they had to sit in the

public restrooms they had to sit in the

public restrooms they had to sit in the back of buses and give up their seats to

back of buses and give up their seats to

back of buses and give up their seats to any white people standing but in 1954

any white people standing but in 1954

any white people standing but in 1954 Jim Crow suffered a stunning defeat the

Jim Crow suffered a stunning defeat the

Jim Crow suffered a stunning defeat the Supreme Court declared that separate

Supreme Court declared that separate

Supreme Court declared that separate schools for blacks and whites were

schools for blacks and whites were

schools for blacks and whites were inherently unequal in a case called

inherently unequal in a case called

inherently unequal in a case called Brown versus Board of Education the

Brown versus Board of Education the

Brown versus Board of Education the following year in Montgomery Alabama a

following year in Montgomery Alabama a

following year in Montgomery Alabama a tailor’s assistant named Rosa Parks

tailor’s assistant named Rosa Parks

tailor’s assistant named Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a

refused to give up her bus seat for a

refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger Parks was arrested but

white passenger Parks was arrested but

white passenger Parks was arrested but Martin Luther King organized a

Martin Luther King organized a

Martin Luther King organized a full-fledged boycott of the Montgomery

full-fledged boycott of the Montgomery

full-fledged boycott of the Montgomery city bus system thirteen months later

city bus system thirteen months later

city bus system thirteen months later the buses integrated the Montgomery

the buses integrated the Montgomery

the buses integrated the Montgomery boycott inspired more efforts to end

boycott inspired more efforts to end

boycott inspired more efforts to end segregation in 1963 King and other civil

segregation in 1963 King and other civil

segregation in 1963 King and other civil rights leaders organized the march on

rights leaders organized the march on

rights leaders organized the march on Washington more than 200,000 people came

Washington more than 200,000 people came

Washington more than 200,000 people came to the nation’s capitol to demand

to the nation’s capitol to demand

to the nation’s capitol to demand equality for blacks and urged Congress

equality for blacks and urged Congress

equality for blacks and urged Congress to pass pending civil rights laws

to pass pending civil rights laws

to pass pending civil rights laws standing at the base of the Lincoln

standing at the base of the Lincoln

standing at the base of the Lincoln Memorial King spoke the words I have a

Memorial King spoke the words I have a

Memorial King spoke the words I have a dream today describing his hope for a

dream today describing his hope for a

dream today describing his hope for a future in which all men would be

future in which all men would be

future in which all men would be the civil rights movement was changing

the civil rights movement was changing

the civil rights movement was changing the nation in 1964 Congress passed the

the nation in 1964 Congress passed the

the nation in 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act which made racial

Civil Rights Act which made racial

Civil Rights Act which made racial discrimination in public places

discrimination in public places

discrimination in public places illegal the same year King was awarded

illegal the same year King was awarded

illegal the same year King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on April 4th 1968

the Nobel Peace Prize on April 4th 1968

the Nobel Peace Prize on April 4th 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated in

Martin Luther King was assassinated in

Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee but the movement he

Memphis Tennessee but the movement he

Memphis Tennessee but the movement he helped to lead lived on inspiring other

helped to lead lived on inspiring other

helped to lead lived on inspiring other groups such as Hispanics women and the

groups such as Hispanics women and the

groups such as Hispanics women and the disabled to fight for equal treatment

disabled to fight for equal treatment

disabled to fight for equal treatment under the law

under the law

under the law and completing King’s legacy of greater

and completing King’s legacy of greater

and completing King’s legacy of greater social justice for all Americans