Mlk Research Paper
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr was a well known civil rights leader in the 1960’s. He inspired many African Americans with his speeches and his non-violent movement. He had vision, courage and concern three out of the six characteristics mention by Campbell (2002) that create a leader. Even though he was well know for stopping segregation it is important to study his effective leadership. Many High School students have studied about Martin Luther King Jr. However, there is much more to King. We need to study his courage to step up and create sit-ins and protest, concern for others right and vision to tie all these in and make them possible. In addition, we need to look into these characteristics that made him a strong catalyst for change. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the findings about the leadership and characteristics of Martin Luther King Jr. Also adding to how this leader improved the reading and writing skills to this papers author. The questions posed for the research described here are the following:
1. What important findings were made during this research?
a. Why was he concerned about the rights they had?
b. How did sit-ins and boycotts help King?
c. What did it take to accomplish his goal?
2. Which of the leaders personal characteristics seem to be most important for his success as a catalyst for change?
3. What did the author of this paper learn about him/herself as the research, reading and writing for this assignment progress?
4. What conclusion can be drawn from this research?
Findings about the Leader
Martin Luther King Jr most important accomplishment was concerned about the civil rights that black people had King tried to protect the freedom of discrimination based on “gender, religion, race, national origin, age or sexual orientation.” (History Alive ch. 46) King wanted to give African Americans their rights to freedom of speech. he saw to gain
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Martin Luther King Jr was a well known civil rights leader in the 1960’s. He inspired many African Americans with his speeches and his non-violent movement. He had vision, courage and concern three out of the six characteristics mention by Campbell (2002) that create a leader. Even though he was well know for stopping segregation it is important to study his effective leadership. Many High School students have studied about Martin Luther King Jr. However, there is much more to King. We need to study his courage to step up and create sit-ins and protest, concern for others right and vision to tie all these in and make them possible. In addition, we need to look into these characteristics that made him a strong catalyst for change. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the findings about the leadership and characteristics of Martin Luther King Jr. Also adding to how this leader improved the reading and writing skills to this papers author. The questions posed for the research described here are the following:
1. What important findings were made during this research?
a. Why was he concerned about the rights they had?
b. How did sit-ins and boycotts help King?
c. What did it take to accomplish his goal?
2. Which of the leaders personal characteristics seem to be most important for his success as a catalyst for change?
3. What did the author of this paper learn about him/herself as the research, reading and writing for this assignment progress?
4. What conclusion can be drawn from this research?
Findings about the Leader
Martin Luther King Jr most important accomplishment was concerned about the civil rights that black people had King tried to protect the freedom of discrimination based on “gender, religion, race, national origin, age or sexual orientation.” (History Alive ch. 46) King wanted to give African Americans their rights to freedom of speech. he saw to gain
Citations: Campbell, Scott. "Great Leaders Grow Deep Roots The Six Characteristics of Expectional Leaders." . N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan 2012. . King, M.. "Letter from Birmingham Jail." "letter from a birmingham jail". University of Pennsylvania, 1963. Web. 8 Dec 2011. Carson, Clayborne, et. al. of the Martin Luther King Research and Education Institute. The Martin Luther King, Jr. encyclopedia. Greenwood Press: Westport, Connecticut. 2008. Goff, Brent. History Alive!: Pursuing American Ideals. Teachers Curriculum Inst, 2008. Web. .