Impact on the US
The bus boycott was just one example where, under King’s influence, the civil rights movement gained respect and attention .
Martin Luther King Jr’s U.S. civil rights victories and speeches were inspiration for people who were involved in international racial injustice. By 1964 the United Nations' membership had doubled from its 1945 levels. Almost 75% of these new members were from developing countries who were committed to stop racial injustice.
Ghandi's idea of peaceful protesting reached the USA during the civil rights movements. Martin Luther King Jr used Ghandi's ideas to help stop segregation in the US.