Essay On Why Did Martin Luther King Win The Civil Rights Movement

Throughout history, Protests have caused great attention and a rise in the media. Today’s protesters should relate to Dr. Martin Luther King's non-violent protests, the Civil-Rights movements or Gandhi and Malcolm X's peaceful protest way. All Four found a peaceful way to have a common genuine effort for change in a situation that the leaders of our country fail to consider as an extremely poor guidance for our country. If protesting today were handled and effective as protesters were in the 60s more protests would be successful and Without the efforts of such leaders as the civil rights leaders, a change would not have come as soon as it would have if we left things to run to their natural courses. Peaceful protesting includes logical and convincing speeches which people …show more content…
Despite that protests were successful in making a change, it is unlikely that any change would have happened if it hadn't been for the media attention on the campaigns and the actions from within the courts. Despite this, if there hadn't been any peaceful protest, the media would have no campaigning story to cover, and without peaceful protest, court cases would have been unlikely to have taken place. It is for these reasons that to a large extent, peaceful protest was responsible for successes of the civil rights movement from 1955 to 1964.Martin Luther King's approach to protesting against segregation was successful because of his use of passive resistance and this effort of not giving up. Martin views appeared serene, but underneath they were strong enough to stand up to bitter opponents such as the Ku Klux Klan and the local police. Violence and hateful words were often expressed towards Martin Luther King and the people who stood behind him, but they rose above the madness to work for equality and unity -