USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary, ” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals.

Detailed explanation-2: -He organized and led marches for Blacks’ right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil rights. (How the U.S. Voting Rights Act was won-and why it’s under fire today.) On August 28, 1963, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom became the pinnacle of King’s national and international influence.