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Martin Luther King Jr.
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- Did Martin Luther King Jr. or what he stood for and accomplished affect her life? How did he influence her?
- Martin Luther King and thousands of other people were arrested while taking part in nonviolent demonstrations. Did she believe that oppressing these nonviolent demonstrations caused much of the violence later?
- In August of 1963, 200,000 people came together in the march on Washington. King made his most memorable speech there. "I have a dream that one day the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed...." Was this inspiring to her?
- Was she there to witness this speech? Did she see it on the news or did she hear it on the radio? How did she feel when she heard it? Could she feel the power behind the speech?
- Did she think this day was a turning point for some people? Or for society? In what ways?
- In April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. How did this event affect her? Why did she think that this happened?
- Martin Luther King Jr. wanted a peaceful solution, while the Black Power movement took a more militant approach to social change. Did she have an opinion on how this influenced what King was trying to do? With whose methods did she agree?
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