After African Americans were granted many rights, they were still put into discrimination by other people, mostly whites. Segregation was more occupied by the South side because there were more hatred in-between races at that time. Martin Luther King Jr. grew in discrimination and saw how violent it was so he wanted to lead a nonviolent revolution. King helped end segregation by leading and being a Freedom Rider, peaceful protests, and leading a huge nonviolent march/speech known as the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.
Leading and being a Freedom Rider also helped King put a stop to segregation. In the 1900’s, a division of over 10 African American and white civil rights advocates commenced the Freedom Riders, a series of bus rides through the American …show more content…
gave a speech that would go down in history as the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. This is one lead to the end of segregation. He gave this speech at the Lincoln Memorial which got lots of attention from a lot of people and possibly local news reporters (“King’s I Have A Dream” speech-news.wgbh.org) Over 200,000 people were there to hear his speech so a lot of people could spread the word (“I Have A Dream....”-nobelprize.org).. King also makes a personal reference to his kids by saying, “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character” (."I Have a Dream," Address delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom). This shows a reference to reach out to the people that were listening that Martin Luther King Jr.s kids and all these other kids were going through this place in their life where they were discriminated against because of the color of their skin that God gave them instead of their personality that they acquired themselves.
By leading and being a Freedom Rider, peaceful protests, and leading a huge march/speech known as the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, Martin Luther King Jr. committed his life to the nonviolent fight for race-related equality in America. He inspired hundreds of thousands of people. He led nonviolent protests, boycotted, end poverty, and fight against
Leading and being a Freedom Rider also helped King put a stop to segregation. In the 1900’s, a division of over 10 African American and white civil rights advocates commenced the Freedom Riders, a series of bus rides through the American …show more content…
gave a speech that would go down in history as the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. This is one lead to the end of segregation. He gave this speech at the Lincoln Memorial which got lots of attention from a lot of people and possibly local news reporters (“King’s I Have A Dream” speech-news.wgbh.org) Over 200,000 people were there to hear his speech so a lot of people could spread the word (“I Have A Dream....”-nobelprize.org).. King also makes a personal reference to his kids by saying, “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character” (."I Have a Dream," Address delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom). This shows a reference to reach out to the people that were listening that Martin Luther King Jr.s kids and all these other kids were going through this place in their life where they were discriminated against because of the color of their skin that God gave them instead of their personality that they acquired themselves.
By leading and being a Freedom Rider, peaceful protests, and leading a huge march/speech known as the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, Martin Luther King Jr. committed his life to the nonviolent fight for race-related equality in America. He inspired hundreds of thousands of people. He led nonviolent protests, boycotted, end poverty, and fight against