Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Vocabulary
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Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" challenged the complacent attitudes of the local clergymen during the Civil Right’s movement, as Martin Luther King, Jr. sat in a jail cell for his peaceful protests against injustice. Teach your students all about this important letter with Storyboard That!
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail vocabulary
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- NEGOTIATION
- Jim's Hats
- WHITES ONLY
- ALL RACES WELCOME
- Hardware
- (n.) Discussion aimed at reaching an agreeable solution for all parties involved
- Slide: 2
- SELF-PURIFICATION
- •Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?•Are you able to endure the ordeal of jail?
- (n.) An introspective phase in which memnbers of a nonviolent movement acknowledge that personal sacrifices must be made to further the progress of goals
- Slide: 3
- CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
- WHITES ONLY
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- Frank's Five Dime
- WHITES ONLY
- BOYCOTT FRANK'S
- FRANK'S
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- (n.) Refusal to obey laws that one finds immoral or unjust for the purpose of influencing a social agenda or legislation; usually nonviolent in nature, including boycotts, sit-ins, refusal to pay taxes, etc.
- Slide: 4
- MORAL
- You didn't have a permit for THAT kind of protest.
- But a protest is a protest! You can't censor content... that's unethical.
- But I had a permit for the protest, Officer.
- (adj.) Relating to the principles of what is considered right and wrong in behavior, ethics, and human character
- Slide: 5
- MODERATE
- Just wait it out.
- Well, of course there was THAT incident... it was an accident!
- (adj.) Not excessive; not extreme; average; within reasonable limits
- Slide: 6
- OPPRESSION
- Counter for Whites Only
- But... it's raining, sir!
- (n.) Cruel or unjust control exercised by a dominant authority over a less powerful individual or group
- Slide: 7
- DEMONSTRATOR
- SEGREGATION IS WRONG!
- (n.) A participant in a public display of opinion who usually takes part in meetings or marches for a particular cause
- Slide: 0
- Segregation is wrong, but let the law sort it out.
- Dr. King, why are you so angry with us?
- The police have shown such restraint!
- What's the rush?
- HEY! Get away from my counter! You people are to use the window OUTSIDE!
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