Civil Rigths Movement
... He did not say the road to equality would be easy there would be many times when their commitment to the movement would be tested. ... King’s refusal to accept his sub-citizen status coupled with his brilliant mind made him an invaluable asset to the civil rights movement. ... If this had happened, many of those sympathetic to the civil rights movement may have lost faith in it. ... King realized that the opponents to the civil rights movement where citizens of the same country, went to the same schools, and worked at the same jobs as civil rights activists so it would do no good to alienate, and make mortal enemies of his neighbors.