Part 1 of Essay
Was Martin Luther King's approach to gaining equal rights effective? What methods did he use, and what methods competed with those of King for the attention of Black activists and the American Public during the 1950's and 1960's? Martin Luther King Jr. Used a very effective, non-violent form of protest, which helped Afr ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... David Thoreau. King and his followers held sit-ins at lunch counters and rode on segregated buses. Others in the country boycotted discriminatory companies and their products, that practiced legal segregation and discrimination. The largest ever non-violent protest in Washington August 23, 1968, where 200,000 people attended. This was where King gave his famous " I have a Dream " speech. Although King insisted on nonviolent ways, violence persistently occurred. Marchers and protesters were attacked by do ....