Martin Luther King Jr In The 1960's
MLK Jr. The 1960’s were full of hate crimes towards the black community, calling for action. Some believed action through violence would solve issues, others such as Martin Luther King Jr. believed in a future where all would be equal. He knew he could achieve this through non-violent protests. Today we live the present knowing the words of Dr. King are still very relevant to today's society with the recent uprising of racial troubles and inequality among the people throughout the nation.
King was born January 29th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Baptist minister and a social activist who played a big part in civil rights, until he was killed in 1968. His leadership skills and people skills played a big part in keeping the movements violent free, rose to fame during March on Washington, he was eventually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (Carson). Martin Luther King Jr being a pastor was taught to be kind and had non-violent ways. This being the case Martin Luther King Jr. believed he could join the Civil Rights movement and change the game by speech and protests. King didn’t care about the safety of …show more content…
King got involved in the Civil Rights movement he ended up high up in the NAACP and organized the boycott that helped end segregation on buses, allowing everyone to ride as equals. During this period of 382 days, King was arrested, his house was bombed, and he was subjected to abuse (Martin). The Racist acts that took place or just an echo of what we see today, Martin believed in his “I Have A Dream” speech that we could live in a future that was free for all and where everyone was equal. Dr. King didn’t only care about the black community as well as everyone, homeless, whites, blacks, anyone that was treated unfairly, Dr. King stood for. King didn’t care for his individual rights as a person, he cared the the rights as a community, that's why he risked his life everyday for what he did. He believed that this had to change if America wanted a bright
King was born January 29th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Baptist minister and a social activist who played a big part in civil rights, until he was killed in 1968. His leadership skills and people skills played a big part in keeping the movements violent free, rose to fame during March on Washington, he was eventually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (Carson). Martin Luther King Jr being a pastor was taught to be kind and had non-violent ways. This being the case Martin Luther King Jr. believed he could join the Civil Rights movement and change the game by speech and protests. King didn’t care about the safety of …show more content…
King got involved in the Civil Rights movement he ended up high up in the NAACP and organized the boycott that helped end segregation on buses, allowing everyone to ride as equals. During this period of 382 days, King was arrested, his house was bombed, and he was subjected to abuse (Martin). The Racist acts that took place or just an echo of what we see today, Martin believed in his “I Have A Dream” speech that we could live in a future that was free for all and where everyone was equal. Dr. King didn’t only care about the black community as well as everyone, homeless, whites, blacks, anyone that was treated unfairly, Dr. King stood for. King didn’t care for his individual rights as a person, he cared the the rights as a community, that's why he risked his life everyday for what he did. He believed that this had to change if America wanted a bright