Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist Minister, who later became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. King was in leadership for thirteen years in the modern Civil Rights Movement from December of 1955 until April 4, 1968. African Americans achieved countless progress towards racial equality in the United States in the past 350 years. Martin Luther King regarded one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in worlds history. Martin Luther King was very inspired from his religious faith of Christanity and peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, a famous leader of the Indian independance movement in British-ruled India. King led several non-violent movement in the late 1950's and throughout the 1960's to achieve legal equality for Blacks. He used power of words, not violence. King also led similar campaigns against poverty, and racism. One of the most famous non-violent movements was a non-violent movement in Selma, Alabama on March 25, 1965. Leading thousands of people to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama after a five day march from Selma.
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Interviewee: In my opinion I think that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to bring our broken nation back together as a whole again. I specifically remember the non-violent march that King had led in Selma Alabama, from Selma the people marched for 5 days until they had reached Montgomery Alabama the capitol. All of Marin Luther King's marches that I can remember were all nonviolent. King did not believe in violence and protests. I remember this event so clearly because it was a long march, 57 miles long. I think Martin Luther King made many improvements with the topic of segregation. He fought long and hard to give African Americans equal rights, and never gave up. The day King was assassinated was a day that I still had never forgotten. People were disgusted and in such shock by his death, puzzled as to why people would do such a thing. Lots of African Americans were effected by his assassination because they had looked up to him as a hero for what he was doing for the African Americans, fighting for Blacks to be treated equally. After the death of Marin Luther King Jr, I viewed the nation as split once again.