Martin Luther King was a very peaceful man who believed that the best way to beat the violent police men and the racist government was by peaceful protest and not retaliating to the violent acts that happened to them.
He had led many campaigns such as “The Bus Boycott” which started when a female called Rosa Parks sat on a white side of a segregated bus when a white female asked to move due to the colour of her skin. Shortly after she was arrested by the local police force. This sparked a huge protest across the south of the country leading to many people volunteers almost starting there own bus company giving 100’s of people free bus rides across the country. Another campaign he led was “The Freedom Marches”. These were from Montgomery to Selma which were done so that black people could gain the right to vote. The first attempt was going smoothly when all of a sudden whilst crossing a bridge on their route, they were greeted by an army of police officers all armed with batons and gas masks accompanied by some local media. The group of peaceful protestors, all of different races, tried to continue their journey when they attacked with tear gas and beaten to the floor by the police force. This was nationally noticed due to the utter brutality of the event. 4 million people tuned in and it was broadcast over all TV stations. Due to all the publicity it got, Mr King decided to go for a second attempt but this time, they were accompanied by national news instead of just local. Everyone was accepting The Protestors to act how the police force acted to them. However, one they reached the same point where they were threatened and attacked before, all the protestors kneeled and prayed. Shortly after, Mr King rose, turned around and walked back into the direction he came. He done this just to show they weren’t lowing there standards and acting violent, they wanted to stay peaceful.
Martin Luther King had achieved huge huge stuff over his lifetime and gave some very inspirational speeches along the way. He also kept he promise by staying peaceful and not giving in to all of the people trying to persuade him to go violent which showed how strong of a person he was
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