Reading 11

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

1. Martin Luther King was born in 1929.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

2. King was a pastor of a Baptist church.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

3. In the first half of the 20th century black Americans did not have the same civil righrs as white Americans.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

4. King was against any peaceful methods in his fight for civil rights.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

5. King and his followers managed to force the government to change the law.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

6. Using peaceful methods wasn't very effective in stopping unfair treatment of black Americans.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

7. One of the peaceful methods was protest march.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in the movement to give civil rights to black Americans. In those years Afro-Americans were denied many civil rights. For exampple, in many places black Americans could not vote, go to the same restaurants as white people or get good jobs because of their colour, King worked to make the government guarantee civil rights for black Americans. King and his followers used peaceful methods - protest marches and boycotts - to force the government to change the law. King began to work in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as pastor of a Baptist church. In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman of Montgomery, was arrested because she had not given up her seat to a white passenger in the bus. This arrest led to a boycott of city buses organized by King and other black leaders. For over a year thousands of Afro-Americans in Montgomery stopped riding city buses. Finally the law in the city of Montgomery was changed and King became known throughout the country. Probably the most famous of King's protest actions was held in August 1963 in Washington, D.C. More than 200,000 people met in the capital to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Millions more watched the march on TV. Under King's leadership the civil rights movement won important victories. In 1964 Congress passed a law that stopped unfair treatment of black Americans in public places. In 1965 a protest organized by King resulted in a federal law that gave rights to black Americans. On April 4, 1968, King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. Now his birthday in January is a national holiday in the USA.

8. King was a pastor but he wanted to become a leader in the civil rights movement.