Martin Luther King Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement

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I believe that Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important person in the Civil Rights Movement. King used peaceful means to advocate for civil rights. “Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history" (The King Center, 2014), King relied heavily on his faith, teachings of Gandhi and the power of words to achieve his goals. (The King Center, 2014). Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished so much before his death in 1968. He was a pastor, executive member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace prize. Dr. King,