Why was Martian Luther King Famous?

Answer 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous because he brought to the attention of the American people the historic and ongoing inequity of the civil rights of black Americans. He did this through non violent means bringing respect to the efforts of the civil rights movement. He also made it clear that black Americans can no longer tolerate being treated as second class citizens by the government or society. He targeted a number of blatant examples and spoke eloquently on what needed to be done. Martin Luther King, Jr., with the help of an army of like minded people to support his efforts made American society better for every American!

Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his speeches on civil rights. He is famous for his most famous speech : I Had a Dream." This speech was about how he wanted to have equal rights as white people. That is what Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for.

Answer 2

He was the first black president