Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and an important part of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King was a Baptist Minister and a social activist. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia at their family home. He was the second child of Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King (The King Center, About Dr. King). Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King, together they had four children. Dr. King’s goal as an activist was to try and achieve equality for African Americans in a nonviolent way. He was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement and won many awards. In the early years of Dr. King's life he was a very prestige student in high school and college. He graduated high school at the age of 16 and graduated college
Then in 1954 he became a baptist minister in Alabama. In 1955 at the age of 25, he received his Ph.D. That year was when Rosa parks did not give up her seat to a white man on a bus. After the case, the head of the NAACP met with Dr. King and asked if he would led a citywide bus boycott (Martin Luther King Jr. Bio). The boycott was 382 days where African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride on segregated buses. This was said to be the turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. The NAACP is the National Association for the Advancement of colored people. The NAACP elected Martin Luther King to be the leader of the boycott because they believed that he would have the greatest influence on the people. They thought this due to his young age, position connections, and the fact that he had recently moved to town and did not have enemies. In one the first speech Dr. King gave he stated this, “We have no alternative but to protest. For many years we have shown an amazing patience. We have sometimes given our white brothers the feeling that we liked the way we were being treated. But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice” (Martin Luther King Jr. Bio). I think that Dr. King said this very well and straight to the point. He put a new outlook for Civil Rights in Alabama. Do to the boycott many of the African
had a major impact in the United States for African Americans and in the Civil Rights Movements between the 1950’s to 1960’s. Dr. King had a vision for America that no matter race or color everyone deserves equality and fair treatment when being treated (MLK Vision changed the world). What is believed to make such a big impact is Dr. King's non-violent strategies of protest, boycotting, and sit downs. Martin Luther King's death also impacted America. His assassination fueled what was called “Black Power” and “Black Panther Party” (King Assassination: Background). Martin Luther King Jr. will always be one the most important Civil Rights leaders in America. He is also one of the most important African Americans to make a difference in the United States for