Martin Luther King

King was a leading figure in the civil rights movement before he was assassinated in 1968.
He believed in non-violent protest and supported actions such as sit-ins and boycotts.
He had won increasing support for the civil rights movement by appealing to students.
In April 1960, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was set up and many of these workers dropped out of their studies to work full time in assisting desegregation.
In the summer of 1961, the main civil rights groups - SNCC, CORE…

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