Write 1 page essay on the topic Thomas Carlyle, a historian in the 1800s, wrote, The history of the world is but the biography of great men. In examining the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 196

Write 1 page essay on the topic Thomas Carlyle, a historian in the 1800s, wrote, The history of the world is but the biography of great men. In examining the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, do you agree with him Why or why not.

King is believed to be the reason behind the freedom most of the African-American are enjoying in the American society. King managed to lure people to listen to his speech, “I have a Dream”. He is also remembered for the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. His continued struggle led to Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A letter dated 31st July 1963 is sent to MLK by Malcolm emphasizing on the need to fight racial discrimination before it ends up into a big explosion. Both of these activists were religious people and they used their religion to create a big impact of independence and struggle in the US. Malcolm invited the use of demonstrations and boycotts both of which were nonviolent accounts a similar thing that is observed by Martin Lither King (Lomax). This is observed in Malcolm’s speech about the ballot or the