How Did Martin Luther King Struggle For Equal Rights

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” In 1958 and 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as an honorary chairman for two youth marches for integrated schools (King Encyclopedia). They took place in Washington, D.C. and aimed to express support for the elimination of school segregation from American public schools. To begin, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. committed himself to the noble struggle for equal rights. His main focus was on equal rights for African-Americans. An example of his noble doing was the walk on Washington. The march took place on August 28, 1963, at the Washington Memorial. There he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech(The On March Washington). His goal was to try to ensure equality for African-Americans; whether it was for jobs, school, or just being present. …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. had responded to the postwar wave of anti-black violence by proclaiming in a letter to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution. He stated that African Americans were “entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens”. Dr. King strived for the need for equal rights for African-Americans all over the United States of America(King Biography for American National Biography). He wanted to ensure that if a child went to school that he or she would not have to endure any pain or struggle or to be set aside for a petty detail such as their skin color. As he stated in his “I Have a Dream” speech, he wanted his children to be able to sit with another child of a different race in