Famous Thinkers Paper

Famous Thinkers Paper
The two famous thinkers that I have chosen are similar and different in their way of what has made them famous. I have chosen Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mr. Peter Singer. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was famous for fighting for the equality between the blacks and whites. Mr. Peter Singer, who was famous for wanting animal rights of equality.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was and is still one of the most well-known social activists in the world. When he stood up and decided that there needed to be a change he not only changed the United States, but the whole world.   “When Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy, it saddened him that he could not befriend people who were not black.”   He was trying to solve the problem in society of segregation. He felt that everyone should be equal no matter what their skin may be. He has many memorable moments in history including leading the bus boycott in 1955 this happened after Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus like the colored folks were required to do, in 1957 he helped form an organization that worked for the civil rights movement, he fought for equal voting rights for both the blacks and whites, he also led sit-ins at lunch counters not only with blacks, but white folks too they were all demanding equal treatment in restaurants, and many more. His most memorable moment in history though has to be the, I have a dream speech that he did in Washington D.C.
The time in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up was a time in history when the blacks were equal but not really equal. The blacks were not allowed to attend the same schools, go to the same stores, or be in the same hotel as whites. There were other things that were segregated like the public restrooms and water fountains.   There was a quote that I have found concerning him and the civil rights movement, “It has been said that Martin Luther King, Jr. did not make the Civil Rights Movement, but the Civil Rights Movement made...