Summer 1963, Martin. Lutheran. Thousands of gold to the United States capital, Washington, DC, into the black by the speech. His article, entitled "I have a dream" speech made him famous around the world.
Then in the southern states of the United States, blacks are unequal treatment. Although in 1865, almost 100 years ago, the United States to end the slave system, but some states, but the South still has its own laws and the segregation of blacks and whites to. The law also prohibits marriage between different races. In stores, restaurants, hospitals, buses and trains, returned to the black created TSA. Blacks are often not allowed to enter the hotels, schools or libraries, their children are often alone in studying other schools. Southern states before the blacks the right to vote.
The political rights for African Americans and fighting. He moves such as other parts of the world have set an example. He indicated that blacks should not be isolated, as some other people should be respected.
Gold was born in 1929, the 15-year-old into a university. He won a scholarship that enabled him to the United States to the northern part of a state university read. Where blacks have equal rights, they will be able to own free will to live, learn and work. The life that, if not civil rights of the people, they should and must demand social reforms. He believed that through peaceful means without relying on violence can achieve this goal.
On December 1, 1955, a Mingjiaoluosha Alabama. Burke's black women on the bus and in a "white zone" they sat down. She has refused to stand up to the Parks and whites arrested by the police. The black leadership of a company bus boycott. They refused to take the city bus to 381 days. Finally, the government lawyers said in bus companies to segregate blacks and whites to be wrong.
The won this lawsuit, which by the National People's attention. He led numerous anti-racism and anti-Vietnam war demonstrations of non-violence. During this period, he personally often beaten by police and arrested. There is a demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama city, the city blacks live in very poor conditions, employment opportunities rarely. Gold in prison wrote a very important letter. He said: "We are waiting for their rights 340 years, we finally found that we can hardly wait longer. This' wait 'are almost always meant' never '. "
It was in 1963 during the march to Washington, made the "I have a dream" speech. This speech inspired people of all races to fight for equality. The following year, the won the Nobel Peace Prize. The same year a new Civil Rights Act was passed. In 1965 a new franchise bill into law, since then, all blacks have the right to vote.
Martin. Lutheran. Gold was murdered in 1968. However, he has changed the struggle of the entire American society. Shortly after his death, blacks began to enjoy their wait for a long time and has the right to struggle.