Throughout history, civil rights have been a persistent issue, as far back as enslavement in the First Civilizations, such as Mesopotamia. With the issues however, a great many people have stood up for the rights of themselves and others. None of these people have been more prominent than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was the person who most impacted civil right because of the sheer number of people he captivated, as well as his calls for change being carried out in a nonviolent manner. Not many people have the power of persuasion, and even fewer possess it to the degree held by Dr. King. "He wanted his work to benefit his people and all of humanity," (source 2, para 5), was said of George Washington Carver, another activist, but can just as easily be applied to Dr. King. Dr. King was exposed to much suffering, such as his jail time for protesting. He took these experiences, as well as his education, and wrote of them in ways that inspired millions. He was both an eloquent speaker, as well as someone who spoke the truth, cold and hard as it was. Because of this, "No schoolchild gets through his or her public elementary education without knowing the key phrases …show more content…
George Washington Carver's merit was his devotion to his work, spending his life, time, and money to be "'Helpful to the world,'" (source 2, para 5). However, while we was helpful; he devoted his life to his work, Dr. King went one step above; Dr. King gave his life for his work. Also, while Booker T. Washinton created "Partnerships and coalitions among leaders of many communities," (source 1, para 5), Dr. King created stronger alliances. Dr. King was impersonal, and banded together larger groups of people through more emotional words, rather than creating stronger personal connections. He fostered a sense of "omnipresense" with his words, through which he was able to rally people behind his