How Did Martin Luther King Influence Modern Society

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“... and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” Dr. Martin Luther King said as he stood in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial. Dr. king has greatly influenced modern society by helping racial equality, he fought for african americans to have equal rights, and helped stop segregation.
Dr. King has made multiple improvements to modern life. One of them was his help with racial equality. An example of this is the MontGomery Bus Boycott. The MontGomery Bus Boycott was when african americans refused to ride the buses. This went on for about a year before the Supreme Court ratified that segregation was unconstitutional and was banned on buses. From that day the african americans gained a little bit of the

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