How He changed America: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Since America was created African Americans have been fighting for their freedom. However by the 1880's their freedom was granted. It was a huge leap for African Americans. However their were still racism putting them down. for African Americans freedom came at a cost, they were declined their civil rights and were the basis of discrimination. Yet, their were those who were courageous enough to stand up for their rights. People like Rosa Parks, Thur-good Marshall, and the most revolutionary figure of the Civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King.

Dr. King was the foundation of the civil rights movement. Perhaps the most significant piece of inspiration King gave was "I Have A Dream". His speech aided the end of racial discrimination by inspiring thousands to fight racial discrimination. the amount of support towards the Civil rights movement surprised all of america up to the President. Thus they finally they realized how wrong "Separate, but Equal" really was. Dr. King brought these people together with one of the things they all had in common, God. Dr. King made plenty of references to God wanting them to be treated equally. It should be noted that this had a large inspirational and spiritual effect on people. This is largely due to the fact that peoples religious beliefs, in many cases are held very highly and considered crucial and important. It gave people a since of unity and common ground which brought people together, but more importantly it helped people rethink about what was right and what was wrong.

In the end the fight for civil rights was won. People of color were allowed to go to school, to restaurants, to hotels, to transportation together with white people. Little did they know how dramatically, life altering the civil rights movement would change the future. Thanks to those who stood up for their rights we are a true America; a place of Freedom.