“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals” (MLKJ Quotes 1). Defending the equality of African Americans and passionately acting upon what he saw happening, Martin Luther King Jr. positively changed the world. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the world in a positive manner by defying injustice, inspiring disenfranchised Americans, and providing a role model, laying a foundation for the future change toward all races.
Managing to defy injustice through speeches and helping to lead boycotts and other campaigns, King non-violently fought against segregation. On December 5, 1995, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to more than five thousand people regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott (MLKJ Montgomery 1). Until Kings’ audiences’ goal was reached he urged them to continue their campaign to end the humiliation of …show more content…
When King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, he addressed over two hundred and fifty thousand people (MLKJ Online 1). Running short of his allotted five minutes, King added his “I have a dream” cliché to fill time despite initial recommendations from his aids (Younge 1). It started out as just another speech in Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, but in the context and emotion of this speech, this oftenly used cliché became his most memorable (1). Through his emphasis of the important points on ways, to end segregation in his speeches, King inspired an innumerable amount of
Managing to defy injustice through speeches and helping to lead boycotts and other campaigns, King non-violently fought against segregation. On December 5, 1995, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to more than five thousand people regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott (MLKJ Montgomery 1). Until Kings’ audiences’ goal was reached he urged them to continue their campaign to end the humiliation of …show more content…
When King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, he addressed over two hundred and fifty thousand people (MLKJ Online 1). Running short of his allotted five minutes, King added his “I have a dream” cliché to fill time despite initial recommendations from his aids (Younge 1). It started out as just another speech in Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, but in the context and emotion of this speech, this oftenly used cliché became his most memorable (1). Through his emphasis of the important points on ways, to end segregation in his speeches, King inspired an innumerable amount of