MLK: Economic Power and Nonviolent Resistance Instructional Video

Publisher

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Instructional Video

MLK: Economic Power and Nonviolent Resistance

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A stirring video, accompanied by audio clips from many of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches, provides viewers with King's ideas about how civil rights activists can use economic boycotts as a powerful non-violent resistance tool.

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Concepts

non-violence, non-violent protest, economics, economic principles, martin luther king jr., famous african americans, black history month, civil rights leaders, civil rights, the civil rights movement, boycotts, the emancipation proclamation, protests

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Pause the video frequently to permit viewers to ask questions and take notes
Be prepared to identify persons named in the video and the events pictured

Classroom Considerations

Few of the events and individuals pictured are identified
No support materials are included

This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

The film clips cover a range of marches and non-violent protests

Cons

None

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