“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is important even beyond its far reaching provisions. It is historic because its enhancement was generated by a massive coalition of white and Negro forces.”[17] The bill was passed by President Johnson and it allowed black people to be integrated with white people in public areas and even allowed the government to hold federal funds from places that let racism exist. This was a great victory for Martin Luther King because he helped end the discrimination and oppression of his people which had been going on for many years before he had lived. That same year, King was awarded the Noble Peace Prize Award for being the youngest man to receive the award for peace at the age of 35. [18] After the signing of the Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King started his mission in helping the poor and facing socioeconomic problems.
Many people in cities not experiencing racism began to question the nation's Jim Crow laws and the treatment of African American citizens. This resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizing the federal government to enforce desegregation of public accommodations and outlawing discrimination in publicly owned facilities. This also led to Martin Luther King receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. From late 1965 through 1967, King expanded his Civil Rights Movement into other larger American cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles. But he encountered more criticism and public challenges from young black-power leaders.
Close your eyes and imagine Martin Luther King Jr. returning to the United States. If this were possible to happen, he would have a lot of thoughts running through his head. He would feel accomplished and I think he would know that he made a difference in the world today. He also would feel that he made many impacts in our world such as, segregation, the equal opportunities of African Americans and he would be very surprised to see Barack Obama a man of the African American race our new president of the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. made such a great impact on segregation.
All members agreed that King should lead the boycott because he was young, had family connections and he was newest to the society so he had the fewest enemies. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech and, after giving this speech, he was much respected among the black community. There was 382 days following this speech where blacks were to walk to work, be harassed, and endure violence from the white community. The blacks took legal action against the whites for these actions and, in the end; they ended up winning and ending segregation. Martin Luther King Jr., along with some other Civil Rights leaders, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, “a new organization emerged to combat racism and segregation through nonviolent tactics.” (DeBlasio) They helped conduct nonviolent protests to promote civil rights reform.
Brandon Mitchell Ms. Frye 2 October, 2012 English 102-102 The Speech That Changed Lives Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s speech, “I Have a Dream”, has gone down in history as one of the greatest speeches ever given. It has completely changed the lives of very many people. He argued the fact that blacks were treated differently than whites, and were still being used as slaves. This was unacceptable to him. Dr. Martin Luther King uses a few techniques to make his speech appealing, and hold the attention of his audience.
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man. He inspired many people. He didn’t get what color you were he loved all. He spoke out for justice to African Americans, for an end to racial discrimination, and against the laws that embodied it and the many subtle and unconscious behaviors and assumptions that were supported by those laws. Racial discrimination in the United States had resulted in many unnecessary and unjust deaths, and the despair and hopelessness of generations.
In front of the Lincoln memorial and 250,000 people of all races for the March on Washington, King delivered the speech of his career, which came to be known as “I Have a Dream.” The march on Washington was one of the largest political marches held; it supported the civil rights for African Americans. The March arranged many speakers that day including Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech. Thousands of people think of this speech as one of the greatest speeches of the twentieth century, others believe it is ranked up with Abraham Lincoln in speeches of all time. The “I Have a Dream” section of the speech, which is one of the best known portions of the speech where King uses repetition, a speech technique, to great advantage. This portion of the speech was actually entirely extemporaneous.
CIVIL RIGHTS HEROS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great civil rights leader whose contributions and sacrifice affected our society. Some of Mr King's famous work impacted our lives such as his Leadership. During his leadership Montgomery buses were desegregated on December 21, 1956. He became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in January of 1957. Martin Luther King, Jr and other protesters marched from Salem to Montgomery as they voiced their right to vote on March 17th - 25th of 1965.
A historical figure that has had an influence on me is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The reason why I chose Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is because he did a lot of great things for this world like leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama to protest about racism. By him being brave enough to do something that big touched many people lives including mine. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes me feel like I can accomplish anything in life that gets thrown at me. Every time that I am in a bad situation or think that I can’t do something I just think about what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did for himself and all of those innocent people.
Martin Luther King’s successful campaigns such as the March on Washington (1963) and Selma (1965) helped to start change for the millions of black people living as second class citizens; however his campaigns did hold a few failures. For example, The Chicago Freedom Movement (1966), the poor people’s campaign (1968) and The Albany movement (1961-1962). The first thing noticeable about King’s campaigns is that they were all enforced around the same time period which could show how quickly King rose to power within the civil rights movement groups. Martin Luther King had many successes in his campaigns. For example, in 1963, King was leader of the March on Washington campaign which was designed to put pressure on the President and government