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TOPIC
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR : A YOUNG MINISTER
CONFRONTS THE CHALLENGES OF
MONTGOMERY

When we think of heroes, we think of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

BILL GEORGE
William W. GeorgeisanAmericanbusinessmanandacademic.Heisprofessorof
ManagementPractice,
graduated with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from the
Georgia Institute of Technology in 1964 He received and MBA from
Harvard University in 1966,
He started his career in the United States Department of Defense.
He later served as a senior executive of Honeywell and Litton Industries.
In 1989, he joined Medtronic as president and chief operating officer.
He is a full professor at the Harvard Business School in Boston,
Massachusetts
He has been named one of "Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25
Years" by PBS; "Executive of the Year2001" by the Academy of
Management;
And "Director of the Year20012002" by the National Association of
Corporate Directors.

RICK BUHRMAN
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance & Business
Economics1997 2001
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)20032005

University of Oxford
CertificateinChristianApologetics,Theology
20052006
InvestmentDirector,UniversityofNotreDameInvestmentOffice

ANDREW N. MCLEAN
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GREATER BOSTON AREA PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
TUFTS UNIVERSITY

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

was an American Baptist minister, activist,
humanitarian,
and leader in the
African-American Civil Rights Movement.
He is best known for his role in the
advancement ofcivil rightsusingnonviolent
civil disobediencebased on hisChristian
beliefs.
Dr. King spent the rest of his life trying to end
racism.
goals were to end racial segregation and
discrimination against African Americans

RACIAL SEGREGATION

Michael Luther King, Jr. was born on1929 January

15th to schoolteacher, Alberta King and Baptist
minister,.
His father later changed both their names to
Martin Luther King.
King grew up in the church and was well-read in
the scripture.
Following the family tradition, he decided to
become a minister.

King entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 and graduated

in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology

King married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953

King enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester,
Pennsylvania where he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity
Degree in 1951.
King began his ministry in 1954 as the pastor of Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
He received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology
from Boston University on June 5, 1955.

Civil Rights Movement

1)MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT, 1955

2)MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963
3)SELMA VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND "BLOODY
SUNDAY", 1965
4)CHICAGO OPEN HOUSING MOVEMENT, 1966
5)POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN, 1968

DeathofaCivilRightsActivist
OntheeveningofApril4,1968,whilestandingonthebalconyofhismotelroomin
Memphis,Tennessee,MartinLutherKingwasassassinated

On December 10, 1965, Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1983, the US government declared that the third Monday in January would be made
a holiday to honour the life and ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

BIRMINGHAM BUS BOYCOTT CIVIL RIGHTS

MOVEMENT

December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand for her

race by refusing to give her seat to a white
passenger.
This was the catalyst for beginning the Civil
Rights Movement. Following this event, King
was selected as president of the Montgomery
Improvement Association.

THEBOYCOTTLASTEDFOR385DAYS,

THESITUATIONBECAMESOTENSETHATKING'SHOUSEWASBOMBED.
KINGWASARRESTEDDURINGTHISCAMPAIGN,
WHICHCONCLUDEDWITHAUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTRULINGIN
BROWDERV.GAYLETHATENDEDRACIALSEGREGATIONONALL
MONTGOMERYPUBLICBUSES.
KING'SROLEINTHEBUSBOYCOTTTRANSFORMEDHIMINTOANATIONAL
FIGUREANDTHEBEST-KNOWNSPOKESMANOFTHECIVILRIGHTS
MOVEMENT.