He Had a Dream
by Ceaig Falor
Negroes in America were encouraged by the progress made in
the pursuit of civil rights during
the administration of Presidents
Eisenhower and Kennedy in the
1959's and early 1960's. However,
they were afraid that the victories
in the courts would only result in
token efforts. Therefore, they felt
that it was necessary to increase
their civil right action. Some feel
that this was when the "Negro
Revolution" began and this is also
when Martin Luther King became
a leader of national status.
The Negro Revolution seemed
to be ignited by the public bus
boycott in Montgomery, Alabama,
in which Dr. King was catapulted
into the national spotlight. From
this strike began the non-violent
movement led by Martin Luther
King. Freedom Riders struck at
refusals to admit Negroes to public
accommodations. Sit-ins and picket
lines began in Greensboro and
spread throughout the nation. Protest marches urged educational reforms and demands for equal
rights.
Throughout this time of disruption King kept a moderate tone
in his speeches. He stressed the
Mahatma Gandhi concept of passive resistance combined with the
positive non-resistance of Christianity. In 1963 Dr. King led his
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference in an anti-segregation
program in Birmingham, Alabama.
To King, Birmingham was a turning point in his non-violent movement. Success was his. Even the
Federal courts upheld the legality
of nonviolent demonstrations and
Attorney General Robert Kennedy
piessed for the legal rights of the
Negroes.
National leadership was Dr.
King's. He survived bombing of
his home and numerous threats of
bodily harm to organize a peaceful march on Washington of 200,-
000 Negroes to dramatize their
demands in August, 1963. This
march was to demand an end to
discrimination and segregation.
Martin Luther King in 1968 was
again organizing a march on Wash-
(Continued on page 3, col. 2)
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He Had a Dream
by Ceaig Falor
Negroes in America were encouraged by the progress made in
the pursuit of civil rights during
the administration of Presidents
Eisenhower and Kennedy in the
1959's and early 1960's. However,
they were afraid that the victories
in the courts would only result in
token efforts. Therefore, they felt
that it was necessary to increase
their civil right action. Some feel
that this was when the "Negro
Revolution" began and this is also
when Martin Luther King became
a leader of national status.
The Negro Revolution seemed
to be ignited by the public bus
boycott in Montgomery, Alabama,
in which Dr. King was catapulted
into the national spotlight. From
this strike began the non-violent
movement led by Martin Luther
King. Freedom Riders struck at
refusals to admit Negroes to public
accommodations. Sit-ins and picket
lines began in Greensboro and
spread throughout the nation. Protest marches urged educational reforms and demands for equal
rights.
Throughout this time of disruption King kept a moderate tone
in his speeches. He stressed the
Mahatma Gandhi concept of passive resistance combined with the
positive non-resistance of Christianity. In 1963 Dr. King led his
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference in an anti-segregation
program in Birmingham, Alabama.
To King, Birmingham was a turning point in his non-violent movement. Success was his. Even the
Federal courts upheld the legality
of nonviolent demonstrations and
Attorney General Robert Kennedy
piessed for the legal rights of the
Negroes.
National leadership was Dr.
King's. He survived bombing of
his home and numerous threats of
bodily harm to organize a peaceful march on Washington of 200,-
000 Negroes to dramatize their
demands in August, 1963. This
march was to demand an end to
discrimination and segregation.
Martin Luther King in 1968 was
again organizing a march on Wash-
(Continued on page 3, col. 2)