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How Did Martin Luther King Influence The Civil Right Movement

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English 101 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was and still is one of the most influential people in American history. Anything did not intimidate him and he became very successful leading the civil right movement. He helped African Americans obtain the rights and liberties that was their right since birth, through the 50’s and 60’s with his non-violent ideas. It was not an easy task he faced many obstacles on his quest like jail and even assassination attempts. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted in his autobiography that his first encounter with the idea of non-violent resistance was reading "On Civil Disobedience" in 1944 while attending Morehouse College, “fascinated” and “deeply moved” by Thoreau’s essay. He stated in his autobiography “Here, in
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