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Martin Luther King Reflection Essay Was Martin Luther King’s approach to gaining equal rights effective? What methods did he use, and what methods competed with those of King for the attention of Black activists and the American Public during the 1950’s and 1960’s? Martin Luther King Jr. Used a very effective, non-violent form of protest, which helped African Americans gain equal rights. The first major action in the civil rights movement was when Rosa …

…death. The violence was also expressed in black nationalist groups. The largest group was made up of people who lost faith in America, hated Christianity, and concluded that the white man was the "devil". King was a major attribute to the civil rights movement. Eventually the civil rights movement led to some freedom for blacks, even though racism still exists today, and most laws were passed due to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.