The possibility of equality for African-Americans was set into motion in 1865 with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, followed by the Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. The Thirteenth Amendment states, “Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist with the United states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have no power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” In 1868 the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment; “Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, a

King’s actions resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, signed into law by president Dwight D. Eisenhower, and then followed by the Civil Rights Act 1964 signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson, giving all people the opportunity to fair employment and a chance at public accommodations. Constant updating to the Civil Rights Acts has demonstrated equality for all is an ongoing issue.

King used his entire life to fight for Civil Rights and his “I have A Dream Speech” focused strictly on promoting the Civil Rights Act of 1964. When Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law, this signified King’s life’s work had been a success. Kings leadership and style of protest facilitated the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He achieved the attention needed to encourage the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, by marching from Selma, Alabama to its capitol of Montgomery. The Voting Rights Act eliminated Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and other voter examinations and allowed federal examiners to register Black voters in many Southern counties. On March 15, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson presented his proposal for a Voting Rights Act that was passed by both Houses of Congress on August 3, 1965. Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law on August 6, 1965. This success for the African-American community was a result of many years of hard work and determination by not only Martin Luther King, Jr., but all African-Americans.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement and fought for equality for African-Americans. He believed in non-violent types of protests such as boycotts, sit-ins and marches. King held many protests, one involving segregated of elevators at the Fulton County Courthouse. His actions were not limited to protest; King helped to organize a bus boycott for the Montgomery Bus S

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