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1 Oct. 14, 1964: king Wins Nobel Peace PrizeOct. 14, 1964: king Wins Nobel Peace PrizeThis article is provided courtesy of American civil rights leader Dr. Martin luther king , Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the luther king , Jr., was born in Atlanta in 1929, the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 organized the first major protest of the civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott.

2 Influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, he advocated nonviolent civil disobedience to racial segregation. The peaceful protests he led throughout the American South were often met with violence, but king and his followers persisted, and their nonviolent movement gained powerful orator, he appealed to Christian and American ideals and won growing support from the federal government and northern whites. In 1963, he led his massive March on Washington, in which he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" address. In 1964, the civil rights movement achieved two of its greatest successes: the ratification of the 24th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public facilities.

3 In October of that year, king was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . He donated the Prize money, valued at $54,600, to the civil rights the late 1960s, king openly criticized involvement in Vietnam and turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor Americans. By that time, the civil rights movement had begun to fracture, with activists such as Stokely Carmichael rejecting king 's vision of nonviolent integration in favor of African American self-reliance and self-defense. In 1968, king intended to revive his movement through an interracial "Poor People's March" on Washington, but on April 4 he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, by escaped white convict James Earl Ray, just a few weeks before the demonstration was scheduled to 2015 A&E Television Networks, LLC.

4 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission ReadWorks Vocabulary - abolishabolish a bol ish Advanced Definitiontransitive verb1. to do away with; put a stop to; military service has been the death penalty be abolished?2. to take out of wish to abolish the former leader's name from the history cognateabolir: The Spanish word abolir means abolish. These are some examples of how the word or forms of the word are used:1. Following the Civil War (1861-1865), a trio of constitutional amendments abolished slavery, made the former slaves citizens and gave all men the right to vote regardless of race.

5 Nonetheless, many states-particularly in the South-used poll taxes, literacy tests and other similar measures to keep their African-American residents essentially In 1964, the civil rights movement achieved two of its greatest successes: the ratification of the 24th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public facilities. In October of that year, king was awarded the Nobel Peace In 1776 he reversed an earlier decision and allowed the enlistment of black soldiers in the American army; in 1779 he supported a plan to free slaves in South Carolina if they fought on the American side; in 1786 he wrote to fellow Virginians such as John Mercer announcing his hope that the legislature would abolish slavery.

6 And in his last will and testament Washington freed the slaves he owned (he could not touch the dowry slaves owned by Martha and her family) and arranged for them to be educated and trained in trades so they could support themselves. Phillis Wheatley's patriotic poem to "His Excellency George Washington" may have had a greater effect on American history than she ever 2018 ReadWorks , Inc. All rights and sample sentences within definitions are provided by Wordsmyth. 2015 Wordsmyth. All rights Vocabulary - boycottboycott boy cott Definitionverb1. to refuse to buy, use, or go to in order to make a protest or bring about a are boycotting the supermarket while the employees are on Definitiontransitive verb1.

7 To refuse to buy, use, attend, or deal with (a product, activity, business, or the like), usu. as a protest or means of are boycotting the shoe manufacturer to protest unjust labor the act or process of year's boycott of the company caused major financial laws were passed as a result of the cognateboicotear: The Spanish word boicotear means boycott. These are some examples of how the word or forms of the word are used:1. Three hundred and eighty-five days after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, the boycott ended. Black men and women and children re-boarded the buses of Montgomery, newly desegregated, and sat in whatever seat happen to be That steady flame of conscience and courage that would sustain them through the campaigns to come -- through boycotts and voter registration drives and smaller marches far from the spotlight; through the loss of four little girls in Birmingham, and the carnage of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and the agony of Dallas and California and 2018 ReadWorks , Inc.

8 All rights and sample sentences within definitions are provided by Wordsmyth. 2015 Wordsmyth. All rights 14, 1964: king Wins Nobel Peace Prize - Comprehension QuestionsName: _____ Date: did Dr. Martin luther king , Jr., win the Nobel Peace Prize for?A. nonviolent resistance to racial prejudiceB. African American self-relianceC. violent resistence to racial prejudiceD. African American article describes a sequence of events. What happened in the sequence of events before king was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ?A. king donated $54,600 to the civil rights king turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor king planned an interracial "Poor People's March" on king led a massive March on Washington, in which he delivered his "I Have a Dream" luther king , Jr.

9 , was committed to nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice, even when facing people who disagreed. What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?A. "The peaceful protests he led throughout the American South were often met with violence, but king and his followers persisted, and their nonviolent movement gained momentum."B. "A powerful orator, he appealed to Christian and American ideals and won growing support from the federal government and northern whites." C. "By that time, the civil rights movement had begun to fracture, with activists such as Stokely Carmichael rejecting king 's vision of nonviolent integration in favor of African American self-reliance and self-defense.

10 "D. "In the late 1960s, king openly criticized involvement in Vietnam and turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor Americans." on the text, which of king 's qualities probably helped him most in gaining support?A. his Nobel Peace Prize , doctorate degree in theology, and experience as a ministerB. his persistence, powerful speeches, and appeals to Christian and American idealsC. his background as an African American from Georgia and his young ageD. his rejection of people who disagreed with his ideals or 2018 ReadWorks , Inc. All rights 14, 1964: king Wins Nobel Peace Prize - Comprehension is the main idea of this text?