Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the twentieth century's most powerful and influential advocates for nonviolent social change in the civil rights movement in modern America. King's non-violent approach in bringing about effective, long-term change had a significant role in the progress of the civil rights movement in America during the 1950's and 60's. ... It was in this environment that Martin Luther King was enabled to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders for nonviolent social change in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King provided a new per...

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