It is common knowledge that in the 1960s it was the peak time of racial injustice in the country. During this time a well known civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was doing everything that was in his hands in order to end this racial injustice in a nonviolent way. The document shown in the previous page speaks about all of King’s efforts and how people reacted to his actions, including those who attempted to kill him and his family. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential and courageous speaker who was the voice for those who were facing this racial inequality.
When King arrived in Montgomery he witnessed segregation, such as the “Jim Crow” law being implemented, the law stated that the first four rows in public transportation were only available for whites. After seeing and experiencing racism King was inspired to make a change. He began by making speeches, and initiating peaceful marches to protest against the segregation. Through King’s activism he played a vital role in ending the segregation of African Americans as well as the establishment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. …show more content…
Parks was arrested and imprisoned, but her actions inspired the civil rights movement in Montgomery. King was selected as the leader of the movement which was to boycott the bus system. In addition, to that movement, King began peaceful marches with several civil rights groups to do the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedoms, it was a march to make people aware of the injustices that African Americans were facing. This march had approximately 200,000 to 300,000 participants, and King had a major influence in this
When King arrived in Montgomery he witnessed segregation, such as the “Jim Crow” law being implemented, the law stated that the first four rows in public transportation were only available for whites. After seeing and experiencing racism King was inspired to make a change. He began by making speeches, and initiating peaceful marches to protest against the segregation. Through King’s activism he played a vital role in ending the segregation of African Americans as well as the establishment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. …show more content…
Parks was arrested and imprisoned, but her actions inspired the civil rights movement in Montgomery. King was selected as the leader of the movement which was to boycott the bus system. In addition, to that movement, King began peaceful marches with several civil rights groups to do the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedoms, it was a march to make people aware of the injustices that African Americans were facing. This march had approximately 200,000 to 300,000 participants, and King had a major influence in this