Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Before Martin Luther King Jr.

• 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, U.S. Civil War

Before Martin Luther King Jr.

• Buffalo Soldiers: An all African-American cavalry unit in the American West, from about 1869-1918

Before Martin Luther King Jr.

• Tuskegee Airmen: All African-American aviation unit during World War II.

Who has advanced the dream?

• Medgar and Myrlie Evers• Myrlie continues the work now, 50 years after Medgar’s assasination.

• We envision a world in which everyone deserves respect and dignity. With collective conviction, people have the capacity, power, right, and responsibility to achieve and secure economic, social, and political justice.

Who has advanced the Dream?

• The Mississippi 3 • Michael Schwerner• James Chaney• Andrew Goldman

• They gave their lives so that people can register to exercise their right to vote.

Who Advanced the Dream?

• Freedom RidersCollege studentsProtesting segregation

Who has advanced the Dream?

• Nelson Mandela• Spent 27 years as a political Prisoner of South Africa’s Apartheid governmentWorked to abolish apartheidRecipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace prizeHelped heal the country’s racial wounds

Who has advanced the Dream?

• Malala Yousafzai • Activist for women’s rights and education16 years oldSurvived an assassination attempt after getting off the school busMade the cover of Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world

Additional Resources

• Glory (1989)• Tuskegee Airmen (1995 movie)• Ghosts of Mississppi (1996 movie)• Mississippi Burning (1988 movie)

Mr. Hall’s Mail Call

• Write down two (2) of the people/groups/organizations who advanced, or are advancing, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream.