The Impact of Martin Luther King Jr's Civil Rights Movement

Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most inspiring people of all time. He was an activist, who was fighting against racial discrimination and for the blacks’ rights in the 1950s. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the son of Martin Luther King, Sr., who was a great activist and leader in the early stages of the civil rights movement. He also had a huge impact on his son. Martin Jr. witnessed a lot of racial discrimination against blacks during his early life. Living in a society where he and other African-Americans had fewer rights than all other people, along with other influential motivations, pushed him into living his life trying to retrieve the African-Americans’ rights and trying to help create a society, where all people are treated equally. Walking the road to reach his goal, King, Jr. became leader of the American civil rights movement, a massive anti-racism protest movement in the southern United States. It aimed to eradicate any signs of racial discrimination and restored the African-Americans their rights. They had organized huge protests that showed how the black people were fed up of this system and demanded their rights, like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington in 1963. With their organization, confidence and power of will, they managed to achieve many successful events and provide more rights to the blacks, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964. King was an important key in the success of the movement, his impact on the movement was extensive. He was the epitome of a great leader, fighting for equal rights without the use of violence and aggression. People looked up to him. Aside from his public speaking skills, his ability to persuade and motivate his crowd was astonishing and it was the reason he had a lot of supporters. He won masses of awards and gained public recognition during his life and even after his death. Until this day, we still witness the impact Martin Luther King, Jr.’s made on the