I have chosen to write my research paper on Martin Luther King Jr. My question
is, "Was Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission worth the trouble he went through to
accomplish what he did?" I will tell about the fight for civil rights, and the injustices.
then I will state the troubles Martin Luther King Jr. went through. Finally I will tell about
the life and accomplishments of King.
The fight for civil rights and racial equality is a very big accomplishment in
American history. It seems like ever since African Americans immigrated to the United
States they have been enslaved. This is mostly true, even in the 1790's ninety percent of
the African Americans were enslaved, the small population of freed blacks had already
established its own social institutions and had begun efforts to improve the conditions of
Most of these movements were centered in cities, which offered more liberty to
black residents than did rural areas. Even black slaves had some freedom of movement in
the cities and they generally possessed greater skills and had better access to information
By the end of the eighteenth century certain groups of blacks had formed their
own churches. For example the African Methodist Episcopal Church which was formed
by a group of blacks in Philadelphia under the leadership of Richard Allen. Another
example of this is the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which was formed in
New York. Around 1816 other black Baptist churches had been formed in various other
Black communities continued to grow, and by the time of the Turner Rebellion
there were many African American churches, fraternal orders, schools, self-help groups,
and political organizations. Many blacks were still upset with the low literacy rate of
their people. Efforts by blacks to improve their conditions ranged from adopting white
values to attempts to escape American society.
The Africa...