How Did Martin Luther King Influence The Civil Rights Movement

MLK Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr. was one of many very powerful and influential leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. King was and still is a very well known figure and will continue to be as, he helped organize arguably the biggest rebellion in American history The Civil Rights Movement is very relevant to society as, without it society would not have been able to progress as far as we have through the years. The Civil Rights Movement was very effective because of it’s strong leadership and the determination from those who participated. Mistreatment of African-Americans was and still is a problem in the United States of America. While some would have thought that prejudice towards African-Americans was improved since slavery was abolished, but really they were not being treated much differently. In the 1950’s segregation against African Americans was very high and was continuing to rise. This led to the first major act of this rebellion, known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. King as an activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, really believed that equal treatment for African Americans was possible. Judging from what

In a biography about the movement it says, “In August, the voting rights act of 1965 was passed into law”(“Martin Luther King Jr.”). This law being passed was a huge accomplishment for the movement as, finally after all of their hard work, they were able to see some change. The original goal of total equality for African Americans was not achieved and still is not achieved in today's society. The big picture goal was not achieved through the movement, but there were many other major rights that African Americans were able to gain through the movement. There were not any unexpected results as the participants knew how tough it was going to be. Looking at the movement as a whole they accomplished more then they probably ever thought was