Martin Luther King Jr Struggles
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is your strength.”- Mahatma Gandhi This quote definitely relates to how most Americans live their lives, small struggles and triumph. One American, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, went through many hardships and struggles on a societal scale. Martin Luther King was faced with many adversities in his life, overcame his own struggles, and taught us why overcoming our own is important.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced many adversities in his lifetime. An illustration of this is located in “Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, where it states “While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities ‘unwise and untimely.’” This illustrates that Dr. King was doubted by his peers. The people that he worked with didn’t believe that what he is doing is worth his time. Another example is located in the same …show more content…
also taught us a lot about overcoming our own adversities. For example, in “Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Letter from Birmingham City Jail” he states “…In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: 1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive; 2) negotiation; 3) self-purification; and 4) direct action. We have gone through all of these steps in Birmingham” Dr. King taught us to be persistent. He went through these steps in a cycle. They had already done all of these things once. Martin Luther King got out of jail and did all of these things again. He didn’t stop when nothing happened the first time. He kept trying. Another example of this would be in the Brown vs., The Board of Education case. Oliver Brown was persistent in that he wanted desegregated schools and he kept fighting. Eventually, it paid off and the Supreme Court declared that schools must be
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced many adversities in his lifetime. An illustration of this is located in “Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, where it states “While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities ‘unwise and untimely.’” This illustrates that Dr. King was doubted by his peers. The people that he worked with didn’t believe that what he is doing is worth his time. Another example is located in the same …show more content…
also taught us a lot about overcoming our own adversities. For example, in “Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Letter from Birmingham City Jail” he states “…In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: 1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive; 2) negotiation; 3) self-purification; and 4) direct action. We have gone through all of these steps in Birmingham” Dr. King taught us to be persistent. He went through these steps in a cycle. They had already done all of these things once. Martin Luther King got out of jail and did all of these things again. He didn’t stop when nothing happened the first time. He kept trying. Another example of this would be in the Brown vs., The Board of Education case. Oliver Brown was persistent in that he wanted desegregated schools and he kept fighting. Eventually, it paid off and the Supreme Court declared that schools must be