How Did Martin Luther King Jr Impact On History

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Some people may say Martin Luther King Jr. was the more influential civil rights activist. Martin Luther King got a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He has many famous quotes such as “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere… We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressed.” and he was at the front of the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King also impacted history and changed the way we view people for the better. While Martin Luther King Jr. did do all of the stuff previously stated, Whitney Young helped more than just African Americans. He improved schooling and opened up jobs that have been formerly reserved for whites. He opened the “Street Academy”, which was a program that helped