Civil Right Movement and non violence protest
...nd 1960’s. He had a magnificent speaking ability, which made him capable to express the demands of black Americans for social justice. King’s sympathy won the support of millions of black people and whites, and made him internationally famous. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading non-violent civil rights demonstrations. White racists threw rocks at him in Chicago and bombed his home in Montgomery, Alabama. Black leaders in Montgomery make all black people to embargo the city’s buses. The leaders formed an organization to run the boycott and asked King to serve as president. In his first speech as leader of the boycott, King told his African Americans friends that they were Americans and that they aren’t provoking violence and their only weapon was protest. Terrorists bombed King’s home, but King continued to insist on non-violent protests. In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Montgomery to provide equal seating on public buses. The boycott was successful; King won national fame and identified him as a symbol of Southern blacks’ new effort to fight racial injustice. With other black ministers, King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 to expand the nonviolent problems against racism and discrimination. During 1960, King became angry with President John F. Kennedy because he was not making much for the advance of the Civil Rights. King with another person organized a massive march in Washington, D. C. The event, called the March on Washington, was intended to show up black unemployment and make Kennedy realize of the situation. In my opinion, the climax of this event was King’s emotive “I Have a Dream” speech...