How Did Martin Luther King Impact Society

“Sometimes you have to pick up the gun to put the gun down.” -Malcolm x. It means you should use violence to make them stop using violence on you. During the march on selma, Martin Luther King led protesters on a march to Alabama but they were attacked by state and local authorities but they still stood strong and kept marching. In February 18, white segregations attacked peaceful demonstrators near the town of Marion. During the chaos, an Alabama state trooper shot and killed Jimmie Lee Jackson. He was a young African-American demonstrator. After the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, Martin Luther King planned a protest march from selma to the state of Montgomery which was 54 miles away. A group of 600 protesters set out on Sunday, March 7, but they didn't get far enough before the Alabama state troopers whips, nightsticks, and tear gas rushed and beat

Martin Luther King was known as a civil rights leader who had a great influence on American society. His strong belief on non-violent helped protest set the tone of the movement. Malcolm X became an influential leader of the nation of islam, which combined blacks to Islam nationalism and to encourage and enfranchise disadvantaged young blacks searching for confidence in segregated America. He urged followers to defend themselves by white aggression “by any means necessary.” John F. Kennedy changed the world when he was the 35th president of the United States, and is remembered for his foreign policy contributions such as creating the Peace Corps and also leading the United States through the Cuban missile crisis in addition to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which processed the freedom for America's slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation also allowed black soldiers to fight for the Union. Abe Lincoln was also a strong supporter of the 13th amendment that ended slavery in the United