LIFE
ACHIEVEMENTS
RECOGNITIONS
FACTS
MEANWHILE IN MEXICO
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When and where were you born?

In Atlanta, 1929

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What did you invented, discover or created?

Non-violent protest strategy

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Did you win any award?

I won the nobel prize

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What was happening in the world during your life?

The cold war

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Who was the president of Mexico in 1956?

Ruiz Cortines

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What was your family like?

Christian

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How your actions impact your country?

I put an end to legal segregation

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How did you start with your first or main job?

As a Baptist Pastor

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What social problems did you face on your life?

Racism

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How was the economie situation in Mexico?

Mexico s economy was currently strenghthening

3

How was your childhood?

People discriminated me because my skin color

3

How you mostly worked, in team or alone?

In team

3

What was your biggest profesional obstacule?

Institutional Racism

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Did you have enemies or people who opposed your ideas?

The FBI and racist people

3

How was the Education in Mexico in this time?

Mandatory system

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Where and how was the place where you grew up?

I grew up in Atlanta in a Religious Family

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How your discipline change?

I transformed the social struggle into a peaceful one

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When did you started to be recognized?

At the age of 26

4

You were a rspected or controversial person?

Both

4

How was the Mexican gastronomy in those days?

Simple, mostly corn beans

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Did you get married or with a couple?

Yes, with Coretta Scott

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What legacy did you leave in your area?

Inspiration in the human rights

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What was your biggest achiviement?

Lead the civil rights movement

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Which values guided your life?

Faith, justice and non violence

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How was the security in Mexico in 1956?

It was relatively stable compared to later decades