Introduction The book 鈥淢y Mind Set on Freedom鈥?by Salmond John tells the story that drives the American South free from the legally sanctioned shackles of racial segregation. Salmond provides clarity to the strings of revolts that finally promoted the New Deal. The author also talks about the black鈥檚 experiences in World War II and finally the years between 1954 when the Supreme Court made the decision about overturning the segregation present in public schools and 1968 the time of the Fair Housing Act. Salmond acknowledges the role of Martin Luther King Jr. by saying that he symbolizes the moral trajectory of the entire black movement. Salmond quotes Martin Luther King speech by starting that the people do not easily surrender their privileges no matter how the demands are made to look reasonable. Another Luther鈥檚 quote in the book is that the real purpose of segregation is not actually for separating races but for the purpose of segregating the blacks who are the segregated groups. This essay will analyze the two quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. as stated by Salmond and how they apply to three main events to demonstrate Luther鈥檚 main lessons to African Americans. The essay looks at the progress of the following events George Wallace in the schoolhouse door Max Domi Coyotes Jersey , Freedom Rides, and death of Martin Luther King Jr. George Wallace in the schoolhouse door The National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was the civil rights organization for the African Americans in the United States. It was established in 1909. NAACP has a positive impact on the New Deal (Salmond, 21). The organization aimed to work for the abolition of dissemination and segregation of black people in voting, employment Anthony Duclair Coyotes Jersey , education, housing and transposition and oppose racism. It aimed to ensure that the African Americans attained their constitutional rights. The founders of the organization were Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, WEB Du Bois, and Mary White among others who h shared the concerns of the challenges that the African Americas were facing. The following events are some of the NAACP鈥榮 concerns George Wallace in the schoolhouse door is an event that took place on June 11 Tobias Rieder Coyotes Jersey , 193 at the University of Alabama鈥檚 Foster Auditorium. The character at the center of this event was the Democratic Governor of Alabama, Sir. George Wallace. In his symbolic attempt to maintain his inaugural promise on segregation, for now, tomorrow and forever and to stop schools desegregation Niklas Hjalmarsson Coyotes Jersey , he stood at the auditorium door to stop the entry of two black students James Hood and Vivian Malone, who wanted to register. Wallace was told to step aside but Nicholas Katzenbach, the Deputy Attorney General. Wallace did not want to hear about his instructions, and he went ahead to give his 鈥淪tates Right Speech. Katzenbach had to make a call to President John Kennedy Luke Schenn Coyotes Jersey , who instructed the Alabama鈥檚 National Guard to command Wallace to step aside. Wallace concluded his speech and forced to move and finally the black students were able to register. The incident prompted President Kennedy to outline his plans for federal legislation to support more integration; the President Landmark speech angered most conservative Americans. Also, the event became major news whereby dozen of pages was devoted to civil rights movement, color bars and lack of jobs for the Negros among the violent racial incidents. Thus, this event was a clear example of how the black people represented by the two students Hood and Malone cannot surrender their privilege by the aim Shane Doan Coyotes Jersey , to attain good education just like their white counterpart. If they were weak they could have just turn way after Wallace refusal of letting them register. Their aloofness and courage were, therefore, motivation to other black students that they should stand up for their rights in attaining equal education just like the whites. In fact, a Democrat representative from Michigan Charles C. Diggs Clayton Keller Coyotes Jersey , Jr. about the incident says that鈥?if the Negroes do not get their demands they will use their leadership that will lead to more crisis than this one鈥?(Bell, 1). Freedom Rides In 1961 and the years that followed, the civil rights activist were the freedom riders who drove interstate buses to the southern parts if the United States that were segregated. The riders aimed to challenge the nonenforcement of the Supreme Court decisions of Boyton v. Virginia (1960) and Irene Morgan v. Virginia鈥檚 Commonwealth (1946). This Courts decision was that the segregated buses for the public were unconstitutional. These rulings were ignored by the Southern States, and their federal government did not do anything in enforcing them. The Freedom Ride began on May 4 Jason Demers Youth Jersey , 1961, whereby the Civil rights left Washington DC, which a schedule to arrive at their destination on May 17 in New Orleans. The activists were thirteen African Americans with the aim of protesting against the segregation taking place in bus terminals. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was in charge of recruiting the civil rights activist. The thirteen activists went ahead to use the 鈥渨hite only鈥?lunch counters and restrooms, and they encountered violence from the white protestors all along their route to the Deep South. During the cause Louis Domingue Youth Jersey , they managed to draw national sentiments. After a few months later they 13 riders were joined by several hundred of freedom riders also engaging in the same actions. Their relentless efforts finally bared fruits in September 1961 when the Interstate Commerce Commission finally issued new regulations to prohibit segregation in train and bus stations nationwide. Thus, the Freedom Riders were not willing to surrender, and they were ready to face arrest and violence against them. These arrests garnered international, national attention and also drew other hundreds of riders to the mission. The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr Shock waves went around the world on early APRI Airs.