This seven-page undergraduate essay discusses the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his illustration of the power of protest in American history, not only to African Americans, but also to all people. The essay traces his life; portraying the various ways that King used civil disobedience to proclaim his message of non-violence and ultimately display his importance to the time in which he lived, as well as contemporary society. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
