How Did Martin Luther King Contribute To The Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King is famously known for masterminding the end of racial tension and the discrimination of blacks in America. Some historians have argued that it was his peaceful and nonviolent stance that brought about short term significance in gaining massive support for the civil rights movement. Other historians have argued that he had immense short term significance in motivating many white supporters to participate in his peaceful protests because unlike other civil rights leader he targeted both white and black supporters through the use of Christianity as a tool for racial unity.
However, many historians and other civil rights leaders have been critical of Martin Luther King, arguing that his peaceful stance set back the cause of the