Martin Luther King Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister. He is best known for being the leader of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) in the Southern states of the United States. He used nonviolent civil disobedience which was based on his Christian beliefs. He was also an activist, humanitarian and led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycotts. He was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which was the leading organization in the fight for Civil Rights. The Albany Movement was an unsuccessful struggle against segregation in 1962 which was also led by Dr King. He also helped organize the 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. This was the day Dr King established his reputation as being