Martin Luther King Jr's Impact On Society
ever remained unchanged. Revolution is always happening. Change is accepted as inevitable in society, it is constantly evolving to suit the needs of the people, whether it be through government policies, equality and equity to establish a progressive civilization. There are many forms in which social change can be achieved. For instance the influence of strong leadership can inspire the people and reform the social structure they live within. In addition to that, individual activists are another means to gain the acknowledgement of the public, to support their stance on a subject. Both of these methods can bring about social change, it would be difficult to find a solution which benefits the society without leadership and individual activism.
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He strived for racial integration, following the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr and founded the Organization of Afro- American unity, he states, he dislikes racism and is opposed to any form of it, he believes that all humans deserve respect regardless of status or colour (Benson 1974). In 1964 he campaigned towards unity between afro Americans and structured the path to socialism, he also advocated for unity between white and blacks, that equality between races is a possibility. He states, he is for justice no matter who it may be, “he is a human first and he is for whoever and whatever benefits humanity towards a progressive society” (Benson …show more content…
King expresses in his speech that if one colour benefits from liberation, than all colours would to, explicitly stating that all people should have right to equal freedom (Glen, Horton and Garrow 1991). In 1955, King led the Montgomery Bus boycott, when a fifteen year old girl was arrested for refusing to vacate her seat for a Caucasian male, because all the seats in white sector was occupied, a similar incident occurred three day later involving Rosa Parks (Mcghee 2015). The boycott continued for 385 days, protesting and campaigning to end racial segregation on transport services between Caucasian and black people (Mcghee 2015). King managed to abolish the segregation on Montgomery buses, which allowed racial integration (Mcghee
He strived for racial integration, following the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr and founded the Organization of Afro- American unity, he states, he dislikes racism and is opposed to any form of it, he believes that all humans deserve respect regardless of status or colour (Benson 1974). In 1964 he campaigned towards unity between afro Americans and structured the path to socialism, he also advocated for unity between white and blacks, that equality between races is a possibility. He states, he is for justice no matter who it may be, “he is a human first and he is for whoever and whatever benefits humanity towards a progressive society” (Benson …show more content…
King expresses in his speech that if one colour benefits from liberation, than all colours would to, explicitly stating that all people should have right to equal freedom (Glen, Horton and Garrow 1991). In 1955, King led the Montgomery Bus boycott, when a fifteen year old girl was arrested for refusing to vacate her seat for a Caucasian male, because all the seats in white sector was occupied, a similar incident occurred three day later involving Rosa Parks (Mcghee 2015). The boycott continued for 385 days, protesting and campaigning to end racial segregation on transport services between Caucasian and black people (Mcghee 2015). King managed to abolish the segregation on Montgomery buses, which allowed racial integration (Mcghee