Close your eyes, envision a world full of antagonism, a world where the complexion of your skin defies what you can and cannot do. Unfortunately, that’s strictly how segregation laws were in the past. Streets, bathrooms, and water fountains were all brimming with racial limitation signs. Segregation laws towards African Americans were rigorous and shameful. The world has furthered from the past racial discriminations all because of Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was an African American who always believed that detaching people by the color of their skin was inadmissible, who fought for equal rights, and who altered the racial restrictions of the world eternally. Even at a young age, King never quite comprehended why the color of one’s skin defined how people viewed them as a person. When he was merely five years old, …show more content…
Once the bus boycott ended, the government officially changed the laws so that everyone, no matter the race, could ride all forms of transportation and sit anywhere they pleased. The new law also stated that African Americans were now permitted to drive buses because it was unconstitutional to prohibit them from working (January 32). Without King, today’s society wouldn’t be anywhere near as unsegregated as it is. King also had an enormous part in passing the Civil Rights Act. His magnificent speeches were given all over the world, allowing many to realize that discrimination by race was unacceptable proving that the laws needed to change. King was a brilliant man who became most famous for his nonviolent protests and was by far the most influential voice of the Civil Rights Act, especially through his I Have A Dream speech. This acclaimed speech was remarkably prominent in regards to passing the Civil Rights Act. This speech made him a worldwide famous speaker. Martin Luther King has resisted racism and ended segregation for society in many preeminent