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In August 1963, King and other civil rights leaders organized the largest-ever march on Washington, DC. Addressing hundreds
It made president Lyndon Johnson make congress pass a new and stronger legislation to ensure the voting rights of African Americans
The civil rights legislation changed to allow the individuals from minority groups to participate in voting. This amendment allowed for the inclusion of minority groups in governance, and the gradual reduction of segregation.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's voter registration drive affected the passage of civil rights legislation by putting a face to American citizens who had not voted previously. Scare tactics by the Klan were no longer enough to discount the millions of black citizens who were denied their right to vote. Voter registration drives were a record of history that made it possible to ignore that tax paying citizens were being bullied from exercising their right to vote. It was also a call for accountability.
The passage below illustrates how Martin Luther King uses powerful rhetoric in one of his well-known speeches.
beautiful, courage
He was a national leader
Martin Luther king jr. National memorial
She has made Martin Luther Kings birthday a national holiday. She has made Martin Luther Kings birthday a national holiday.
civil rights marches and voter registration drives
pacisim
Luther - 2009 was released on: USA: 2009 (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)