Significant individuals Flashcards
1
Q
Criteria for significant individuals
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There actions/ ideas affected many people
Ideas/actions had an impact over time
Ideas/actions are relevant to how we understand the world today
2
Q
MLK
A
Helped to organise the Montgomery bus boycott which saw black people not use the bus for 13 months and ended in a ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional
I have a dream speech sparked people to fight for desegregation
With the help of the SCLC (southern Christian Leadership Conference) organised the Washington march which saw 250,000 people match for civil rights
In 1964 his work paid off when the civil rights act was signed
