Martin Luther King
- He first becomes prominent in 1955 organizing a boycott of the transit system over the jailing of Rosa Parks (The company went bankrupt)
- Becomes unofficial leader of black protest movement
- Advocated peaceful demonstrations
- Blacks saw their cause gaining sympathy when they were shown to be beaten by police on T.V.
- Made famous, "I have a dream" speech in Washington in 1963
- Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
- Assassinated in 1968
Summary
Martin Luther King first came into the spotlight after organizing a boycott of the public transit system after the jailing of Rosa Parks, and soon after he was appointed as the unofficial leader of the Black protest movement. He was all about peaceful demonstrations, and a major turning point was made after Blacks were shown being beaten by police on television. Lastly, In 1963 he wrote the famous speech titled "I have a dream", and additionally won the a Notel Peace Prize in 1967 although he was assassinated only a year later.