Kristopher, I enjoyed reading your discussion post. What I believe made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. such an active speaker was his ardor. He wanted peace in a world filled with much hatred and anger. Dr. King appeals successfully to the people; by preaching peace, love, and unity. He persuaded his audience to see the future- how life could be if freedom would happen. King gave the people something to hope for; how the children of the future could unite as one.…
Martin Luther King Junior was born on Tuesday January the 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia United States of America. When Martin Luther King Junior was born, His name wasn’t Martin, his name was Michael Luther King Junior after his father, Michael Luther King Senior. Michael junior’s father changed his name after they went to a religious conference in Germany. The reason that Martin Luther Junior’s father changed both of their names was in honour of the great protestant reformer. The reason that Martin Luther King Junior became involved in the civil rights movement was because he wanted equality for all black Americans. He made a difference to the African Americans by giving public speeches. There were millions of people that turned up to…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His parent’s names are Alberta William King, which was his mother, and his father was Martin Luther King Sir this was his father. His mother worked as a teacher and she taught him how to read and write. His father was a minster. Martin would listened to his father preach and that’s how he learned big words. He had two siblings name Christine, which was his sister, and Alfred Daniel which brother his brother. King went to a private school and yes he did attend college. He attend Morehouse college is an all black male college. He major in sociology and relieved his BA. He also studies the teaching of Mahatmas Gandhi while at Morehouse College. During the 1950’s king became active in the civil rights movement. He fought for civil rights and racial equality. He participated in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and many other peaceful protests for the unfair treatment of African- Americans.…
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother was a teacher and his father a pastor. Martin started his mission against the discrimination in 1935 when two of his friends refused to play with him for the color of his skin. He went to their house asking their mum if his “friends” can come out to play. The answer of their mum was alarmed, she said that her children cannot go out because he is black. That was only one of the acts of discrimination that happened during his life. He could not forget that day. Another important moment that involved him in the battle for the civil rights happened in the bus. The driver of the bus asked him and his professor (both black) to…
Martin Luther king was born on January 15, 1929 to the parents of Martin King and Alberta King. He was the second child of the family and was born at his maternal grandparents home. King was a baptist and would sing in the church choir. When he turned 5 years old, he began to attend a public school. In May 1947, Martin’s grandmother, Jennie, had died of a heart attack. He was so sad that he attempted to suicide, but he ended up wanting to live and if he did suicide we don’t know where we would be today. As a young child growing up in the South, King Jr. had to deal with a great amount of segregation. This man had…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. rose to the top of the nonviolent civil rights movement. He organized leaders across the country to join him in his march against white supremacy. King was an incredible speaker, writer, and leader. All of King’s work paid off when Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Acts, which made segregation illegal throughout the country. King demonstrated his support of this act by organizing one of the most successful events in United States History. Over 200,000 blacks and whites participated in the peaceful March on Washington. A great deal of King’s accomplishments should be credited to the common black man of the 1950s. A number of normal people risked their lives by participating in King’s boycotts and protests, for hundreds of blacks were killed in these…
Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the second born son of Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and was also involved in the Civil Rights Movement along with the National Association…
In crafting his “I have a dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. relies on his credibility as a rhetor to assure his audience’s willingness not only to listen, but also to adopt his dream for the nation. MLK's life experiences helped him appeal to a broad range of audiences. Thus, Dr. King’s hereditary background, education, and occupation laid the foundation for his charisma, which informed his activism and effectiveness as a civil rights leader. Addressing an audience of hundreds of thousands of citizens is not an easy task just any orator could commence. It involves more than filling the air with positive energy and a certain sense of confidence.…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful voice during the ‘I have a dream” speech inspired many people to make a change. For example, during the speech his voice would get louder and quieter to show what was more important and what was almost just supporting the big idea. By using different voice levels he showed what was really important for the people to get out of the speech when his voice grew louder. This is useful because it helps the audience understand what they really need to take out of the speech. Also, during the speech he makes it clear that he wants to be up there giving the speech and no one forced him. This is an important skill to have because it helps the audience feel relaxed and more like they wanted to be there listening to…
Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American man who practiced Christianity. He was a very important figure in our history. He was born on January 15,1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents were Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta WIlliams King. He was born as Michael King and his father as well, but his father changed both of their names when they went to Germany to attend the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin after German reformer Martin Luther. He had an older sister named Willie Christine King and a younger brother named Alfred Daniel Williams King. He suffered from depression during his younger years. He and his family were racially humiliated and did not like white people. At age 12, shortly after his maternal grandmother…
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. At a young age Martin Luther King liked to sing and go to church. When Martin was six he had a white friend, but his white friend had to go to a different school than him. Martin Luther King's friends father told him that they can’t be friends anymore because of their race difference. After, Martin become older and turned into a baptist. His Christian beliefs led him to believe in equality and so he became a leader. When Martin Luther King showed up at the Selma march he was well known and led the way through Alabama and made a big statement. This was no ordinary march it was 54 miles, which was five days long. Martin Luther King did it because he knew it would make a change in voting rights and it did. This shows that people were believing Martin Luther King and following his leadership. Another big moment in Martin Luther King's Life was when he was leading the march on Washington. This march was for jobs, freedom and equality. Martin Luther King made a speech that I whish ended racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. This was important because it broke down the final wall for equality for African Americans. This evidence shows Martin Luther King making equality for all.…
More than 200,000 people came to hear this speech. He is an inspiration to me because he looked at us as equals. King said “I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” (http://www.deseretnews.com/) Today everyone works together as a team not separate teams. People all around the world are different races, religions, and people, but we are all one community. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” (…
Martin Luther King Jr, the man with a dream, motivation, and will to overcome society’s biggest challenge, segregation, fought to bring equality to his nation that had become divided by race. His people followed him and believed that through his leadership he would make a change to his nation. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and died on April 4, 1968 in Memphis,Tennessee. He was a baptist minister and a Civil-Right activist and along with his wise words he fought to bring peace and unity to his nation. Out all African- American that have made a big impact on our society, Martin Luther King Jr. is one that inspires me through his leadership and achievements.…
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 with the name of Michael Luther King but later change it to Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King’s father was an American Baptist minister. Martin Luther King was a paperboy and hoped to be a fireman when he grew up. Martin Luther King always knew that black people and white people had different rights. People elected him as president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference.(The King Center) He was a very skilled speaker and writer. He inspired many people with his speeches. His speeches grab people's attention with his great imagination and it touched people’s hearts. His famous “I have a dream” speech inspired many…
Martin Luther King Jr was born on January, 15 1929 in Atlanta Georgia, United States. He attended Atlanta public schools. Following graduation from Morehouse College in 1948, King entered Crozer Theological Seminary, having been ordained the previous year into the ministry of the National Baptist Church. He graduated from Crozer in1951 and received his doctorate in theology from Boston university in1955.…