Martin Luther King Jr. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. impacted the world without violence; he used speeches, marches, and protests to grab attention from the press and the country. King was famous for his non-violent fight for everyone to be treated equally. Martin Luther King Jr. had a large impact in the United States and influenced others in foreign countries. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood was a big part of how he became a inspirational preacher and civil rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. was originally born as Michael Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 15, 1929 inside of the family home in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life in a home that his
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could jump straight into fighting for equality, he had to lay the groundwork for nonviolent change. The Montgomery Improvement Association was founded in December 1955. It was founded to help fight for civil rights and desegregation for blacks (“Montgomery Improvement Association”). Later on after the Montgomery Improvement Association was founded, Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known as SCLC. The group was committed to getting full equality for blacks by using nonviolent protests. Their motto was “Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed.” Martin Luther King Jr. had the opportunity to meet family members and follower of Gandhi, who he was heavily influenced by, on a month long trip to India in 1959. He described Gandhi as “the guiding light of our technique of nonviolent social change” (History.com Staff). This is important because laying the groundwork for nonviolent protesting was critical to its success. Laying the groundwork was very important because the nonviolent protesters wouldn’t have been able to handle the upcoming intensity of their
could jump straight into fighting for equality, he had to lay the groundwork for nonviolent change. The Montgomery Improvement Association was founded in December 1955. It was founded to help fight for civil rights and desegregation for blacks (“Montgomery Improvement Association”). Later on after the Montgomery Improvement Association was founded, Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known as SCLC. The group was committed to getting full equality for blacks by using nonviolent protests. Their motto was “Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed.” Martin Luther King Jr. had the opportunity to meet family members and follower of Gandhi, who he was heavily influenced by, on a month long trip to India in 1959. He described Gandhi as “the guiding light of our technique of nonviolent social change” (History.com Staff). This is important because laying the groundwork for nonviolent protesting was critical to its success. Laying the groundwork was very important because the nonviolent protesters wouldn’t have been able to handle the upcoming intensity of their