Martin Luther King Jr. During the 1950s there was civil unrest about rights for African Americans. They were tired of not being able to have the same rights as whites. They wanted change but they needed the guidance of someone who could show them a way to achieve their goal. What path should they take and how to avoid the violence that was happening. There was a man who tried to right the wrongs of society. He was not a rich man nor was he a man of great political power he was simply a Baptist preacher. Martin Luther King Jr was a name that will well be remembered in the hearts of African Americans as well as one in the hearts of the people who also wanted to truly helped their cause and many others.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January …show more content…
As a result a 381 day boycott was coordinated by activists and they appointed King as their leader and official spokesman. The court ruled that segregated seating on public busses was unconstitutional in November of 1956. King was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) and entered the spotlight as an inspirational proponent of organized, nonviolent resistance. White supremacists firebombed his family home that January. King was emboldened by the boycott’s success and he and other activists-most of them fellow ministers-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Their motto was: “Not one hair of one person's head should be harmed.” He would remain at the helm of the organization until his death. (www.history.com) In 1960 King and his family moved to Atlanta, his native city, where he joined his father as co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The position did not stop King and his SCLC colleagues from becoming key players of civil rights battles in the 1960s. Their philosophy of nonviolence was put to the test during the Birmingham campaign in 1963. Activists usd boycotts, sit-ins, and marches to protest segregation, unfair hiring practices, and other injustices in one of America’s most racially divided cities. King was arrested on April 12 for his involvement. King wrote a letter known as “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It was a letter to a group of white clergymen who doubted his tactics.(www.history.com) King changed the way we think because he organized nonviolent marches and protests. He wrote books about how he was treated and about the events he became famous for. King led a march in Selma, Alabama to increase the number of African American voters in the south but again, King was arrested. He was not a man to be discouraged even after being arrested several times. Finally, after the demonstrators were beaten and the
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January …show more content…
As a result a 381 day boycott was coordinated by activists and they appointed King as their leader and official spokesman. The court ruled that segregated seating on public busses was unconstitutional in November of 1956. King was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) and entered the spotlight as an inspirational proponent of organized, nonviolent resistance. White supremacists firebombed his family home that January. King was emboldened by the boycott’s success and he and other activists-most of them fellow ministers-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Their motto was: “Not one hair of one person's head should be harmed.” He would remain at the helm of the organization until his death. (www.history.com) In 1960 King and his family moved to Atlanta, his native city, where he joined his father as co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The position did not stop King and his SCLC colleagues from becoming key players of civil rights battles in the 1960s. Their philosophy of nonviolence was put to the test during the Birmingham campaign in 1963. Activists usd boycotts, sit-ins, and marches to protest segregation, unfair hiring practices, and other injustices in one of America’s most racially divided cities. King was arrested on April 12 for his involvement. King wrote a letter known as “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It was a letter to a group of white clergymen who doubted his tactics.(www.history.com) King changed the way we think because he organized nonviolent marches and protests. He wrote books about how he was treated and about the events he became famous for. King led a march in Selma, Alabama to increase the number of African American voters in the south but again, King was arrested. He was not a man to be discouraged even after being arrested several times. Finally, after the demonstrators were beaten and the