Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” (Famous civil-rights…) As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, the “measure” of a man comes not when things are going well, but when things are times are challenging. In the time of the Civil Rights movement, lots of African American people were measured by how they managed difficult situations. The Civil rights movement had many influential leaders and events. The overall importance of the movement was the profound impact it had on American life.

The Civil Rights Movement had many important leaders, like Martin Luther King Jr., The Black Panthers, and Malcolm X, whose actions largely influenced the movement. Of the leaders involved in the Civil Rights Movement, one man stands alone; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King is known best for his contributions to the civil rights movement, for instance his policy of non violent protests and forming the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). (The Seattle Times…) His policy of non violent protests was important, because it showed people that violence does not solve anything. His policy spread throughout the south. Even in Greensboro, North Carolina, where a small group of black students were physically assaulted, but followed King’s policy and didn’t retaliate. (Martin Luther King: Biography…). The forming of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference or SCLC was another of his major contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. The SCLC, whose motto is, "Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed," was a group of Civil Rights activists who helped coordinate and assist local organizations working for the ful...

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