The overarching theme linking many of the strategies utilized during the Black Civil Rights Movements of the 1950 and 1960s in America is that the best way to prove segregation wrong is to make the oppositions look bad and make others feel more connected to them from their struggles. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Strategies mainly based on using the media, as it was a critical role in getting people to actually follow him and agree with his view of what is the best way to end segregation and result in black’s civil rights. Martin in many cases did non-violent protests marches all across the most supportive states and cities of segregation. Martin strategies didn’t work immediately, but after constant and continuous course of non-violent African-Americans marching and protesting, they get beaten up, pushed, shoved, sprayed with water hoses, etc., the people that pay attention to the media get a serious feeling about change needed to be established in America. In the end, Martin’s philosophy of nonviolent protest, use of media, and support from many many blacks and even whites resulted in the Civil Rights Act they have suffered long for. And later, blacks get the Voting Rights Act as well. Overall what really helped Martin from his protest was strategy. He used the same method that Gandhi had used for his support of the Indian Independence movement, expect MLK has a better advantage from the media.
I like how you talked about the strategies MLK used in the civil rights movement, which led to his success. Your information about the non-violent protesting and how it helped the movement is very interesting.
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