Martin Luther King Jr. The most important person to have made a significant change in the rights of Blacks was Martin Luther King. He had great courage and passion to defeat segregation and racism that existed in the United States, and it was his influence to all the Blacks to defy white supremacy and his belief in nonviolence that lead to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 …showed first 75 words of 1558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1558 total…the impossible. He was an ambitious man who wanted to make a difference in the lives of every American Black. Step by step, he organized demonstrations and made speeches to further strengthen his cause. His philosophy of non-violence played a key role in the success of the right to be free. Carved on his crypt is a phrase he said many times: Free at last, free at last, Thank God Almighty, I'm free at last.