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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance

Explain Martin Luther King, Jr.’s concept of nonviolent resistance and the role of civil disobedience within it.
Articulate the primary concerns of the Alabama clergymen who rejected King’s intervention in Birmingham’s racial conflicts in 1963.
Describe how King defended his nonviolent campaign to the Alabama clergymen.
Explain why the president of the National Baptist Convention, Joseph H. Jackson, thought King’s protest methods were unproductive and un-American, and articulate the alternatives he recommended to secure civil rights for black Americans.
Evaluate the merits of the argument on both sides of the debate and decide which view could best secure civil rights for black Americans.

Materials Needed: Primary Resources: Birmingham's Racial Segregation Ordinances (1951) "Letter to Martin Luther King from a Group of Clergymen" (April 12, 1963) Audio recording of Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream" (August 28, 1963) Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (April 16, 1963) Photograph of fire hoses turned against Birmingham demonstrators Joseph H. Jackson, "Annual Address to the National Baptist Convention" (September 10, 1964) Photograph of voter registration in Mississippi
Author: Lucas Morel, Constance Murray
Source: © Edsitement
Found in: 10th Grade • 11th Grade • 12th Grade • 9th Grade • February • History

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