Many individuals define the civil rights movement to be the collective efforts of African Americans to secure equal access to opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of a U.S. citizen. One of the most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action, as a method for equality is, Martin Luther King Jr. King was an American clergyman and one of the principal leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. For more than a decade, from 1955-1968, King led a peaceful twentieth century revolution. King's unique style of non vi…
