Martin Luther Kings Justification of the Civil rights movement
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The civil rights movement, as it is known in the 60s, was the result of a steady progression of events and ideals. The 1960s as a time period and a concept was about change and protest, minority groups gaining a voice and seeking equality and acknowledgement. African Americans were no acception, as they spoke out, with the help of sympathetic white Americans, to gain a new type of freedom1. The timing was an important factor, as the rights of blacks, especially southerners, became a political issue and also as the time of Martin Luther King coincided with the centenary of the abolishment of slavery2. Martin Luther King was an important and effective leader, forging forward in the fight for human rights. He believed very strongly in the civil rights movement, in the equality of black and white people, and he justified his passion and the events and actions of the civil rights movement quite articulately. Martin Luther King's justification for the civil rights movement, its timing and its battles, can be found in his own words in his speech at Washington in 1963 and his letter to clergymen written from within the Birmingham gaol also in 1963.
The civil rights movement, especially in its earlier stages, was about non violent protest3. John Kennedy said "We have witnessedtens of thousands.....