Dr. Martin Luther King's Fight For Equality

“We may have come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now,” was said by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. This was only one of many of his quotes that contributed to his lifelong passion for fighting for human equality. He believed that all races should be treated equally, whether you came as an immigrant or forced to come as slaves, we’re all here now. In 1944 at the young age of 15, under a special wartime program, King was allowed to attend Morehouse College. He continued his education at Boston University. After studying man’s relationship to God, he earned his doctrine in 1955. King developed a very deep and strong belief in equality. There are many ways this brave and heroic man has historically helped the world. Some include non violent protests, fighting for voting rights for African-Americans, and by playing role as the leader of the civil rights movement. He dedicated his life fighting for equality until his assignation in 1968. In Montgomery, Alabama, after a black woman was arrested for violating the city’s segregation law by not giving up her seat to a white woman he encouraged the citizens of Montgomery not to use the busses. The Montgomery bus boycott lasted over a year,

King organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As the leader of the SCLC he was asked to support the 1963 March on Washington for the Jobs and Freedom. On August 28, 1963 over 250,000 mainly black people gathered in a rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. This is where King delivered his most famous “I have a dream” speech. He spoke of an undivided world, a world where people are not judged by the color of their skin. He encouraged blacks to continue to help him fight for equality. The March on Washington having such a great turnout, with over 50,000 being white is evidence that his fight for equality was being recognized. It is thought to be a key event to the Civil Rights Act of