The Giants Stood Upon Many people today are well aware of the amazing feats done by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From the nonviolence in the Montgomery Bus Boycott where he picked up a following, to the historic March on Washington where he delivered his awe-inspiring “I Have a Dream” Speech (History.com 1). There is no doubt whatsoever, Doctor King was an incredibly influential person in the Civil Rights Movement whose legacy would never be forgotten. However, Isaac Newton once said “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants (Newton, Isaac 1).” Many of these giants go unrecognized, uncredited, unmentioned, lost in translation, and forgotten to the populous. As literally monumental as Martin Luther King is, there are
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One must wonder just who are these who have gone anonymous to history, whose role was equally pivotal to the Civil Rights Movement. One can only imagine what these souls endured before they become soles to another more successful. The easiest way to find them is to ask questions about every detail, for example, many do not know who organized the aforementioned Montgomery Bus Boycott. The answer to that one is not as simple as one might think, most sources only list Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and un-named black ministers. However her name shall no longer be obscured by shadows, her deeds must be immortalized, her name should be known to every man, woman, child, or other label, her name is: Jo Ann Robinson (Biography.com Editors 1). The amazing Jo Ann Robinson was an incredibly important figure and role-model throughout her life, specifically before and during her involvement with the …show more content…
Her ideals and, more importantly, her actions are what allowed Martin Luther King Jr. to become such an influential speaker who fueled the effort. What she did and endured all lead up to her taking a stand, springing to action. and making five thousand flyers in a day to create change, and change happened. This was no easy feat either, in order for the boycott to be successful, two things needed to happen. First was the frankly astronomically slim chance the District Court would rule in their favor, and the significantly more impressive accomplishment the African-Americans in Montgomery were able to keep the boycott on the vital buses for over a year; it is absolutely insane both of these were able to occur at the same time! This needs to be emphasized, one woman was able to by herself, both create and upkeep a massive endeavor of a boycott for a year and metaphorically birth one of the most recognizable faces of all time for the Civil Rights Movement, and yet she still is just a face in the crowd to most today. Yes, Martin Luther King was a remarkable person who did many colossal things over the course of his life. Sometimes, though we need to step back from the famed, and see the giants stood
One must wonder just who are these who have gone anonymous to history, whose role was equally pivotal to the Civil Rights Movement. One can only imagine what these souls endured before they become soles to another more successful. The easiest way to find them is to ask questions about every detail, for example, many do not know who organized the aforementioned Montgomery Bus Boycott. The answer to that one is not as simple as one might think, most sources only list Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and un-named black ministers. However her name shall no longer be obscured by shadows, her deeds must be immortalized, her name should be known to every man, woman, child, or other label, her name is: Jo Ann Robinson (Biography.com Editors 1). The amazing Jo Ann Robinson was an incredibly important figure and role-model throughout her life, specifically before and during her involvement with the …show more content…
Her ideals and, more importantly, her actions are what allowed Martin Luther King Jr. to become such an influential speaker who fueled the effort. What she did and endured all lead up to her taking a stand, springing to action. and making five thousand flyers in a day to create change, and change happened. This was no easy feat either, in order for the boycott to be successful, two things needed to happen. First was the frankly astronomically slim chance the District Court would rule in their favor, and the significantly more impressive accomplishment the African-Americans in Montgomery were able to keep the boycott on the vital buses for over a year; it is absolutely insane both of these were able to occur at the same time! This needs to be emphasized, one woman was able to by herself, both create and upkeep a massive endeavor of a boycott for a year and metaphorically birth one of the most recognizable faces of all time for the Civil Rights Movement, and yet she still is just a face in the crowd to most today. Yes, Martin Luther King was a remarkable person who did many colossal things over the course of his life. Sometimes, though we need to step back from the famed, and see the giants stood