It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King Jr and John Lewis..
Martin Luther King Jr was one of America&#;s most influential civil rights activists.
His passionate, but non-violent protests, helped to raise awareness of racial inequalities in America, leading to significant political change.
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Martin Luther King was also an eloquent orator who captured the imagination and hearts of people, both black and white.
Early Life of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January Both his father and grandfather were pastors in an African-American Baptist church.
M. Luther King attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, (segregated schooling) and then went to study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania and Boston University. During his time at University Martin Luther King became aware of the vast inequality and injustice faced by black Americans; in particular, he was influenced by Gandhi&#;s philosophy of non-violent protest.
The philosophy of Gandhi tied in with the teachings of his Baptist faith. At the age of 24,