Martin Luther King Courage Research Paper
What is courage? The dictionary says that courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. But is that really the only definition of courage. Courage is just one word but that one word creates courageous words. Martin Luther King Jr. showed this throughout his life. He led a protest for what was right and spoke for what had to be done. Sadly all this courage led to his assassination as we remember today. Dr. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. As a child he never failed to ask discerning questions about the world around him. Though his father was a reverend, King initially had many doubts about the Christian religion, and it was only after years of schooling that he became convinced that religion could be both “intellectually
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He marched knowing that he could have gotten arrested,hit or even killed. But he still did it because he knew that someone had to step up and peacefully fight for what was right. King was arrested numerous times as he led marches. He gathered lots of people to protest and march for their rights to stand against discrimination. These marches had tons of people and they were all fighting for the rights they deserved. Martin Luther King was always kind, he was human and without a doubt he was scared. His humanity never overcame his commitment to a higher purpose. In his own brave, nonviolent way, he fought the good fight. Martin Luther King never backed down from a protest, because he was protesting and marching for not only his rights but for the rights of others. He has been stabbed by the people who do not agree with h9is words and has had his house bombed because of his courage. He understood that people wanted him dead and he understood that he wasn’t wanted. Maybe because he was black, maybe because he was trying to change society, or maybe because he was making people realize that what they were doing was wrong. But what did he do? He kept on marching and kept on knowing that out there was people who looked at him like if he was nothing. You may think to yourself right now “ Oh well i've been looked at and been called names, never been in a case where people have bombed my house or tried to kill me and hurt me but
He marched knowing that he could have gotten arrested,hit or even killed. But he still did it because he knew that someone had to step up and peacefully fight for what was right. King was arrested numerous times as he led marches. He gathered lots of people to protest and march for their rights to stand against discrimination. These marches had tons of people and they were all fighting for the rights they deserved. Martin Luther King was always kind, he was human and without a doubt he was scared. His humanity never overcame his commitment to a higher purpose. In his own brave, nonviolent way, he fought the good fight. Martin Luther King never backed down from a protest, because he was protesting and marching for not only his rights but for the rights of others. He has been stabbed by the people who do not agree with h9is words and has had his house bombed because of his courage. He understood that people wanted him dead and he understood that he wasn’t wanted. Maybe because he was black, maybe because he was trying to change society, or maybe because he was making people realize that what they were doing was wrong. But what did he do? He kept on marching and kept on knowing that out there was people who looked at him like if he was nothing. You may think to yourself right now “ Oh well i've been looked at and been called names, never been in a case where people have bombed my house or tried to kill me and hurt me but