AAAD 150 1nd Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Watched a movie Outline of Current Lecture II Voting Rights Act of 1965 III MLK IV Bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church V Murder of Shwarmer and Goodman Current Lecture I II Voting Rights Act of 1965 If you were eligible to vote your ability was not limited o Led to political change o Local state and national level o Blacks were able to be elected to Congress MLK Many speeches were recorded through media I have a dream o Multiracial event Not a universally popular figure Able to desegregate Birmingham Alabama o Led to greater popularity o Non violent methods Not appealing to hatred and develop respect o Agape Love for all people At the time of his death he was a poor man High personal prices were paid to create a change Included many different citations from popular works Tried to appeal to the best of America o Aggressive for the push to change Non violent approach o Practical method o Wanted to imitate Jesus Christ Love thy enemies o Wanted to imitate Mahatma Gandhi o Belief that the world would be better if there was less hurt and more respect These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III Bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church Bomb killed 4 little girls Exploded in church National outcry IV Murder of Shwarmer and Goodman Murdered in Mississippi Shot and mangled Shwarmer and Goodman White college students Going to help raise literacy and help Blacks with education Use of violence National outcry
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