Courageous Civil Rights Movement Leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt once stated that “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” Over time many changes have taken place to create the world we live in today. To create your own changes and become an important person in history, you must demonstrate great courage and put your all toward what you stand for. Many people have changed the world behind closed doors with small acts, however, very few people did it wholeheartedly and courageously out in the open to make their name known. Three of the few people who courageously stood up for what was important in social change were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, and Ms. Rosa Parks. …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. continually showed courage to fight for civil rights. Over the years, he organized mass protests against racial discrimination and spoke out against poverty and war. Dr. King himself led the American Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and refused to give up until all people were treated equally as one. “On October 19, 1960, 52 individuals, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, after refusing to leave their seats at segregated department store lunch counters.” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis) He was given many reasons to give up or quit but he stayed determined while encouraging others to fight with him for unity and was even released from jail on April 20, with the help of people who he had encouraged. Despite the harsh treatment he and his fellow protestors had received, King continued his work in