The Civil Rights Movement- Martin Luther-King & Malcolm X

Martin Luther-King

• Became the leading figure in the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968
• Believed in non-violent peaceful protests (methods similar to Gandhi)
• He appealed to students and won growing support from them
• SNCC- Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee. 1960
• King, along with leaders from the main civil rights groups (SNCC, CORE, NAACP)* met with Attorney-General, Robert Kennedy (brother of John Kennedy) and devised the Voter Education Project (1965) after King had…