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  How has Martin Luther King Jrs

protesting affected todays society?  Why was Martin Luther King Protesting?  Martin Luther King Jr. was a protester for black peoples rights, he fought to end Racial Segregation and discrimination through civil disobedience (and other non-violent means), He became the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Peace prize. He believed that black Americans and other disadvantaged Americans should be compensated for all past wrongs against them. He proposed a program for the government where nearly $50 billion dollars was spent, not just on blacks, but on disadvantaged people from every race.  How is protesting today different from how Martin Luther King protested? How is protesting the same? Protesting in Martin Luther King Jrs time was a lot more dangerous, especially if you were black and were protesting in the south because the policemen were as racist as the people you were protesting against and were likely to bash you, now however the police aren’t quite so racist and protesting is a lot safer, also now it is far easier to get more people to your protest movement because of texting and e-mail so it takes less organization but you can get far more manpower.  Did Martin Luther Kings protesting make any difference?  The short answer to this question is Yes, Martin Luther Kings Protesting made a huge change to the world today; if he hadn’t believed so strongly in his cause then it is safe to say that blacks rights in the U.S.A and the rest of the world would still be lagging far behind what it is today.   How did outside influences affect Martin Luther King Jr. and what were they? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Hobo Std'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: Andy; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> One of Kings influences was Howard Thurman, a Civil rights leader and a teacher. He was a classmate of Kings Father and Mentored King and his friends as children, Thurmans missionary work meant he was an associate of Mahatma Ghandi. Other influences that affected King were Mahatma Ghandi himself, Martins Luther Kings trip to India deepened his understanding of non-violent protesting and strengthening his commitment to American civil rights. The last major influence on King was an African American called Bayard Rustin who was another civil rights leader and Kings main advisor and mentor and was also openly homosexual. Bibliography: [|www.wikipedia.org] [|www.writespirit.net] [|http://paskewich.typepad.com] [|http://weblogs.newsday.com]