History GCSE
Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
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He led pivotal peace marches in Birmingham and Washington, D.C., and delivered the iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech articulating a vision of racial equality.
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- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 2 Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963–65 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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