Unit 14 Freedom fighter Warming up and listening Freedom fightersFreedom fightersDo you know about them? Who are they? Martin Luther King.JrBorn in 1929; Graduated in 1929; Worked in a church;Organised his first actions in 1955; Formed an organisation for American black leaders to work together in 1957; Gave speech “I Have a Dream” in 1963; ReceivedtheNobelPeace Prize in 1964;Murdered in1968Nelson MandelaBorn in 1918; First actions while still at university in 1940; Graduated in 1942; Helped to found the ANC Youth League in 1944; Led many peaceful actions during the 1950s; Put in prison from 1962 till 1989; Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993; Became the first black pres-ident of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) King’s ——————birthplace son of a _________ in the churchminister On the great ________march make a _______speech In 1955 King led the movement in Alabama, asking the blacks not to take the city buses. King made a speech to thousands of blacks in Washington.In 1963 In 1963 King led the Great March , asking for the equal civil rights. KING’S _______ HOMELAST Born in 1929 An important political leader in human rights in the USA Worked as a minister in a church Organized his first actions in 1955 Formed an organization for American black leaders to work together in 1957 Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and gave the whole of the 54,600 prize money to the freedom movementA new Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964A new Voting Rights Bill became law in 1965Murdered in 1968President Reagan signed a bill into a law making the 3rd Monday of January a national holiday to celebrating the birth and life of himThe theme...