Blog 3- proposal

I would be writing about the role of  Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement during the 1950's and 60's.
     My questions: How did He become involved? Who inspired him? How did people respond to his peaceful response? What was hid influence on the people as well as politicians and law makers? What did his death do to promote equality?
(http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086)

I would be writing about the role Upton Sinclair had with his book The Jungle and what it did to improve factories and work conditions during the early 1900's.
       My questions: How did the public respond to this novel? Was there other things before that were promoting the fixing of factories and this was the final string, or was this the first eye opener? What improvements were made after this novel was published?

I would be writing about the transcontinental railroad and the people who were involved to get that started during the 1860's.
       My Questions: How important was this railroad to the economy? Who opposed it and who was for it? Who laid the tracks? Was it controversial? How did the bill get passed to make this railroad?
(http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic2b.html)