Was Martin Luther King Jr Just Or Unjust

Do you know whether the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was just or unjust? Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony giving one of his famous speeches and then it happened. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray. After the news got out about Martin Luther King Jr. getting shot to death, black activist around the southern parts of the United States rioted and protested in the streets. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was unjust because he was a civil rights leader and exercised his word with peaceful protest; however, some believe he had too much power which got him murdered.

The first cause on why his assassination was unjust for him being a Civil Rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. won a Nobel Piece in 1964 for his leadership and changing America (Nobel Prize 1). In the movie Selma I gathered that Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader for African Americans. When the peaceful protestors walked across the bridge in Selma, Alabama a group of white activist started to throw gas bombs, spray people with water hoses, and attacked them with dogs. When he won his
Martin Luther King Jr. silent movements were a main part through the whole movement to equality in America (What Did Martin Luther King Do…1). On the History Channel, there was a documentary about Martin Luther King Jr. in his peaceful movements. He gathered inspiration from his mentor, Mahatma Gandhi about his own peaceful protest in India and brought these strategies to the United States. His silent protest changed the thought of the way a protest should be and the thoughts of people. His silent protest changed the viewpoints of many people. His protest was so powerful it even changed laws like the “Voting Rights Act”. His silent protest brought America together and also gave us one of his most famous speeches “I Have