Born the second child of Alberta Williams King (1904 - 1974), a former educator, and Martin Luther King Sr. (1899 - 1984), a minister, Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in one of the most noticeable and affluent African Americans neighborhood in America then called, Sweet Auburn. King’s family later had moved to Montgomery a highly segregated city at the time. MLK Defining Moments
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) was a Baptist preacher, social activist, and played a crucial role in the United States of America civil rights movement for African-Americans from the mid-1950s up until his killing in 1968. King soughed equality for his people in this country, concerning the economically underprivileged and victims of injustice by performing nonviolent protests. He was the motivating force behind defining moment like, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington, which helped bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for African-Americans. …show more content…
After watching the movie Selma it appears that if it had not been for Martin’s arrogance, mischievousness, perfectionist, and he eager to please; the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington would have been made changes in society today. Selma, arrogant mayor at the time was a segregationist, with an arrogant mischievousness Kul Klux Klan (KKK) police chief, and had a small percentage of chosen African-American registered to vote. These leaders were crafted at covering up or denying their mistakes. Even though more than half of the 30,000 people were African-American only 350 of them were registered and able to vote. All other were deterred to register due to purposely unhurried service (Habitual Distrust), unusual courthouse hours, extremely problematic knowledge exams, and intimidating threats of
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) was a Baptist preacher, social activist, and played a crucial role in the United States of America civil rights movement for African-Americans from the mid-1950s up until his killing in 1968. King soughed equality for his people in this country, concerning the economically underprivileged and victims of injustice by performing nonviolent protests. He was the motivating force behind defining moment like, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington, which helped bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for African-Americans. …show more content…
After watching the movie Selma it appears that if it had not been for Martin’s arrogance, mischievousness, perfectionist, and he eager to please; the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington would have been made changes in society today. Selma, arrogant mayor at the time was a segregationist, with an arrogant mischievousness Kul Klux Klan (KKK) police chief, and had a small percentage of chosen African-American registered to vote. These leaders were crafted at covering up or denying their mistakes. Even though more than half of the 30,000 people were African-American only 350 of them were registered and able to vote. All other were deterred to register due to purposely unhurried service (Habitual Distrust), unusual courthouse hours, extremely problematic knowledge exams, and intimidating threats of