sions of the Civil Rights Movements and a symbol for peace and equality. In 1964 Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize. On April 4, 1968, while planning a national "Poor People's Campaign," King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.

The boycott may have happened without him but, "Martin Luther King Jr. gave the Montgomery Bus boycott a historical significance it would not otherwise have had." (Carson 1) King's work with the MIA gave a face to the Civil Rights struggle and also caused people African Americans become more involved in the struggle (Carson 5). Dr. King's work with the bus boycott in Montgomery and the MIA built foundation for future changes and introduced King as a leader to the African American community and the rest of the world.

Martin Luther King Jr. was not the only great leader of the Civil Rights movement and he certainly wasn't the only contributor to the movement. His role however was very vital to the movement, if he had never lived the Civil Rights Movement would have progressed in the same manner. "Though perhaps not as quickly and certainly not as peacefully or with as universal a significance (Carson 5)." King's use of nonviolence to achieve the goal of equality allowed for people to see the Civil Rights movement in a new light. His philosophy m

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