Martin Luther King JR.
Martin Luther king Jr was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Baptist preacher and civil-rights activist. His experience preaching was clear through his speeches.He had a huge impact on race relations in the US in the 1950s. King wanted all american citizens to be treated equally.
This was an extremely difficult task because in the
southern states racism was an hourly occurence for
black men and women. Black people in southern states weren't just fighting the white communities, they were also fighting the police force,backed by the governors of the states.This was extremely obvious in Alabama.
When Martin Luther King was growing up, life was hard for African Americans. The Southern United States operated under laws that kept black and white people separated/segregated. Black people had different schools, toilets and sections of the bus to white people. They were also
denied the right to vote in elections.
Martin Luther King had his first experience of segregation at just six years old, when he was told he wasn’t allowed to play with his
white friend anymore because his friend’s father wouldn’t allow it.
His first major role in the Civil Rights Movement
came in 1955, after an African American lady was
arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. This sparked outrage in the African American community and Martin helped to organise a boycott of the city’s buses.
Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a political, legal, and social struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality.
The civil rights movement was first and foremost a challenge to segregation, the system of laws and customs separating blacks and whites that whites used to control blacks after slavery was abolished. During the civil rights movement, individuals and civil rights organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws. Many believe that the movement began with the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 thanks to JFK, though there is debate about when it began and whether it has ended yet. The civil rights movement has also been called the Black Freedom Movement, the Negro Revolution, and the Second Reconstruction. These names were given to make a big deal of the issue and to try and get it resolved.
Rubin Carter
The Hurricane.
Rubin “the hurricane” Carter was a professional middleweight boxer from Clifton New Jersey. He had a rough upbringing and was the fourth of seven children in a low income family. Carter got into trouble with the law as a youngster and was sent to a JDC for assault at eleven. He escaped from the detention center and enrolled for the US army. After basic training Carter was sent to Germany where he began to box and make a name for himself.
Carter went to prison again 1956 when he was deemed unfit for service in the army. It was here that Carter decided to box professionally taking the world by storm.
Eventually fame became one of Carters weaknesses because on the 17th of June 1966 he and fellow black man John Artis were framed for a triple murder they didn't commit.
Statements made to police by white locals said they saw to black men jump into a getaway car after leaving the scene.
At an identity parade none of the claimed witnesses identified Carter or Artis as the criminals. Police then told the witnesses that they believed Carter and Artis were behind the killings. This prompted the witnesses to change their statement to suit the two men.
Carter and Artis had their Dodge searched by Police 45 minutes after the shooting. The detective (Emil DiRobbio) found a live point 32 caliber pistol round under the front seat and a 12-gauge shotgun shell in the boot. They were both arrested. This was the beginning of the framing of the two men.
The arrest had a big impact on many people one of which being Bob Dylan who wrote the song hurricane. Dylan was sure Carter was innocent because in the song he wrote “Meanwhile, far away in another part of town Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are driving around Number one contender for the middleweight crown Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down.” This shows that Dylan thought Carter and Artis were far away from the scene at the time of the murder, he also believes that the men had no idea what had happened.
The song spread Dylan’s views throughout the country and the world sparking outrage in the black and white communities. This helped to spread the now apparent views that the Police used unlawful and violent techniques to frame and injure the black communities in America all through the 60s right the way to the 80s and beyond.
The Marches calling for the release of Rubin Carter showed the world the unity of the Black communities around the world. Many major black celebrities attended the marches in Washington including fellow boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
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Rubin “the hurricane” Carter was a professional middleweight boxer from Clifton New Jersey. He had a rough upbringing and was the fourth of seven children in a low income family. Carter got into trouble with the law as a youngster and was sent to a JDC for assault at eleven. He escaped from the detention center and enrolled for the US army. After basic training Carter was sent to Germany where he began to box and make a name for himself.
Carter went to prison again 1956 when he was deemed unfit for service in the army. It was here that Carter decided to box professionally taking the world by storm.
Eventually fame became one of Carters weaknesses because on the 17th of June 1966 he and fellow black man John Artis were framed for a triple murder they didn't commit.
Statements made to police by white locals said they saw to black men jump into a getaway car after leaving the scene.
At an identity parade none of the claimed witnesses identified Carter or Artis as the criminals. Police then told the witnesses that they believed Carter and Artis were behind the killings. This prompted the witnesses to change their statement to suit the two men.
Carter and Artis had their Dodge searched by Police 45 minutes after the shooting. The detective (Emil DiRobbio) found a live point 32 caliber pistol round under the front seat and a 12-gauge shotgun shell in the boot. They were both arrested. This was the beginning of the framing of the two men.
The arrest had a big impact on many people one of which being Bob Dylan who wrote the song hurricane. Dylan was sure Carter was innocent because in the song he wrote “Meanwhile, far away in another part of town Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are driving around Number one contender for the middleweight crown Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down.” This shows that Dylan thought Carter and Artis were far away from the scene at the time of the murder, he also believes that the men had no idea what had happened.
The song spread Dylan’s views throughout the country and the world sparking outrage in the black and white communities. This helped to spread the now apparent views that the Police used unlawful and violent techniques to frame and injure the black communities in America all through the 60s right the way to the 80s and beyond.
The Marches calling for the release of Rubin Carter showed the world the unity of the Black communities around the world. Many major black celebrities attended the marches in Washington including fellow boxing legend Muhammad Ali.