... was eight, Connor traveled around the country with his father, who moved from job to job as a railroad telegrapher. Connor never graduated from high school, but he learned telegraphy from his father and used this skill to gain employment at radio stations and eventually become a radio broadcaster. His ... and the sale of indulgences by church officials. John Bunyan John Bunyan (1628-1688), was a Christian writer and preacher, and author of The Pilgrim's Progress, the most famous published Christian allegory. Bunyan was imprisoned in 1660 for preaching without a license. He was confined ...

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... 1963. In May 1963 King and his SCLC staff raised anti-segregation marches in Birmingham by encouraging teenagers and school children to join. Hundreds of singing children filled the streets of downtown Birmingham police officers were sent with attack dogs and firefighters with high-pressure water hoses against the marchers. Scenes of young protesters being attacked by dogs and pinned against buildings ... nation and the world, prompting riots in more than 100 United States cities in the days following King's death. After his death, King came to represent black courage and achievement, h...

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