Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., is a civil rights legend. In the mid-1950s, King led the movement to end segregation and counter prejudice in the United States through the means of peaceful protest. His speeches—some of the most iconic of the 20th century—had a profound effect on the national consciousness.

Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led a nonviolent movement in the late 1950s and ‘60s to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the United States. While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary,” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals. He went on to lead similar campaigns against poverty and international conflict, always maintaining fidelity to his principles that men and women everywhere, regardless of color or creed, are equal members of the human family.

1955 – The Montgomery Bus Boycott. …

1957 – The founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) …

1963 – The Birmingham Campaign. …

1963 – The Great March on Washington. …

1964 – Civil Rights Act of 1964. …

1964 – Nobel Peace Prize. …

1965 – 1965 Voting Rights Act.

He was a Good Man who Cared for People! We desperately need someone like that again in this time. I pray that someone will step up and walk the talk.