How Did Martin Luther King Impact The World

The Leadership and Impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“…the United States stand at this moment at the summit of the world” (Kennedy). This statement was said by Winston Churchill at the end of World War II, and he was right in relation to the now booming economy and the United States being the strongest military power. However, the nation was also in a state of immense division. The inequality between races was becoming a more prominent issue for African Americans. One influential man became the spokesperson of an entire movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His passion, patience, and peaceful composure drew attention to his cause and began a revolution and his powerful influence would be felt for years to come. Without his leadership, the great advances he made towards equality would be hindered and the suffering of an entire race would have relentlessly persisted. In a matter of thirteen years, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made magnificent achievements for the civil rights and equality of his fellow man. One of his first major accomplishments began on December 1st, 1955 after the arrest of Rosa Parks. Dr. King decided to join the movement to end segregation on public transportation. Four days later, he was elected as the

King adopted a philosophy of nonviolence. However, this did not stop his oppressors from their own vicious desires. “He was arrested over twenty times for protesting. He was the object of several violent attacks, both to his person and his property. He received threatening phone calls, his home was bombed and set afire, and he was even stabbed” (Khadijah). Yet Dr. King still stayed calm and fought with passion, not brutality. In the middle of his struggle, Dr. King is quoted saying, “You must not harbor anger. You must be willing to suffer the anger of the opponent, and yet not return anger. You must not become bitter. No matter how emotional your opponents are, you must become calm” (Ayres