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From Sit-Ins to Civil Rights - Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement - Lecture 15

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This lecture examines the political and social battles of the civil rights movement, emphasizing Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings and activism, Kennedy's civil rights bill, and the 1963 March on Washington.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction.
- Chapter 2. Martin Luther King, Jr: "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
- Chapter 3. John Kennedy Pushes for a Civil Rights Bill.
- Chapter 4. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
- Chapter 5. Martin Luther King, Jr: "I Have a Dream".
- Chapter 6. Final Thoughts.

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