Bearing The Cross1 Analysis
Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist, clergyman, humanitarian, a non-violent civil rights leader, and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (SCLC) His non-violent approach to civil rights, became the corner stone for his movement towards justice for African Americans in the 1950's and 1969's. The book, Bearing the Cross1, a book written by David J. Garrow, explains and describes the life of King in vivid detail. This book has resources and information that links to the exact times and dates of important events that occurred while King was alive. It explains the different views and opinions from Kings writings from his books. Stride Toward Freedom1, The Measure of a Man2, and Why We Can’t Wait3. From the reading of this
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In the first couple of chapter of his book he show us what started the boycott of 1655. Rosa Parks who was on her way home from work and was riding the bus how. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger which landed her in jail. In the basement room of the “Dexter Avenue Baptist Church” 3 where the first meeting took place to organize the boycott was that of Martin Luther King. Rev King was elected the president of the movement to head the boycott and thus the journey had begun. After 382 days of mass effort, they had achieved their goal of desegregate the bush line at …show more content…
Garrow did an outstanding job capturing the events and details of the life of matin luther and the slc. I have always heard the story and read several other books but I can honestly say after reading this book I have better understanding and learn so much more about the the movement.. Martin Luther King left a legacy and dream behind that reached and touches everyone. One fact that will remain true forever, is that without the courage of this ordinary man, to take on the injustices in that era of time in a non-violent movement, to organize and found the organizations that he did, to be educated and articulate, at a level beyond reason, to not only absorb abuse, but to actually prepare and expect it at every turn, yes the fact that will remain true forever that without Martin Luther King Jr. in that era of time, we as African Americans would not be in this era of time where we are today, in many facets of what we call everyday
In the first couple of chapter of his book he show us what started the boycott of 1655. Rosa Parks who was on her way home from work and was riding the bus how. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger which landed her in jail. In the basement room of the “Dexter Avenue Baptist Church” 3 where the first meeting took place to organize the boycott was that of Martin Luther King. Rev King was elected the president of the movement to head the boycott and thus the journey had begun. After 382 days of mass effort, they had achieved their goal of desegregate the bush line at …show more content…
Garrow did an outstanding job capturing the events and details of the life of matin luther and the slc. I have always heard the story and read several other books but I can honestly say after reading this book I have better understanding and learn so much more about the the movement.. Martin Luther King left a legacy and dream behind that reached and touches everyone. One fact that will remain true forever, is that without the courage of this ordinary man, to take on the injustices in that era of time in a non-violent movement, to organize and found the organizations that he did, to be educated and articulate, at a level beyond reason, to not only absorb abuse, but to actually prepare and expect it at every turn, yes the fact that will remain true forever that without Martin Luther King Jr. in that era of time, we as African Americans would not be in this era of time where we are today, in many facets of what we call everyday