Martin Luther King Jr Civil Disobedience

Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws, but in a peaceful form of political protests. Martin Luther King Jr. is the best example of a form of civil disobedience for the Civil rights Movement and many more through the late 1950s to the late 1960s. ‘’Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protest, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience.’’

Born Tuesday, January 15, 1929 at the family home in Atlanta, Georgia, King was the first son and second child to the parents of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams. He was originally born with the name Michael but later, with his father, they both changed their names to Martin due to honoring a great protestant reformer.

Then at the age of nineteen, King attended at Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro Institution of Atlanta in 1944 all the way through 1948 to get an undergraduate degree. That following year, Martin then attended Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. Lastly he enrolled in Boston University in 1951, completing his doctoral studies. On June 18, 1953, Martin Luther king Jr. joined into marriage of love with Coretta Scott, who was also a civil rights activists, which they got married on Coretta’s family home in Marion, Alabama. A couple years later into marriage they started to make a family to which they had two sons and two daughters that would lead into their father’s footsteps. During his adult life, King achieved many goals through civil disobedience that are world known today. Up to thirteen years of out-standing protests, speeches, and

Since Rosa did not obey the man, she got arrested. After Rosa got arrested by the police, King used Rosa's story to help with his campaign. The campaign helped win over the case “Browder V. Gaye” that declared segregation of public transportation for all blacks and whites were unconstitutional. In another case that King helped achieved with the 1954 Supreme Court Decision, was Brown V. Board of Education case which was using separate schools for black and whites were also unconstitutional. In addition King also helped with a famous march, “March on Washington”, “that demanded political and economic justice for all americans.” During this march, King presented “I Have a Dream” speech to over millions of people that either showed up to support or through the television. Through all King’s speeches and protest, he kept his intention to always protests in a peaceful and respectful manner that would change the outlook on