Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. were the superstars‚ so to speak of the Civil Rights Movement. By far they are the most famous individual to be involved with the Civil Rights Movement. When you look at history books are magazine articles they are still mentioned even today in time. Even though they both died in the 60’s ‚ their legacy still lives on‚ to live in a world free of segregation‚ but they each had different ways of getting what they want. Some ways of getting what they wasn’t led to
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My Hero MLK Jr. “I have a DREAM” That’s what my hero said. Martin Luther King Jr. was born into an African American family during a very racist time period where segregation was a key term for the lives of people. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the greatest heroes of all time because of the ways he stood tall against the crowd for what he believes in and what he knew was true. MLK is one of my all time heroes because of the way he took his stand against racism and tried to defeat it. One of the
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Martin Luther King Jr‚ an unbelievable man that went to college at only age 15. Had a P.H.D in Theology. A Civil Rights Activist that wanted to make a change for other to have equality for everyone but‚ he was arrested several times. King most famous Speech “I Have a Dream” That took place on August 28th‚ 1963 at Washington D.C on the Lincoln Memorial. King hoped to make a change and to impact everyone that they should be treated equal‚ regarding their race‚ color of their skin. He gets the attention
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Martin Luther King is the most important member of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century. There has never been‚ nor will there ever be‚ one who is able to best the accomplishments which King achieved‚ as well as the inspiration which he motivated within millions of Americans‚ both who had been oppressed and those who felt the apathy for the oppressed‚ yet had never been inspired to act on their convictions. Martin Luther King brought these two people together in record numbers and in a way
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. constructed his language by identifying with his audience and by finding solutions which fit their shared values to persuade the clergymen to join the fight for civil rights. MLK began his analysis by building his trust to all of his fellow clergymen. Martin uses his repetition of the word “wait” to express that the negro citizens have been “waiting” for decades to become completely free. This repetition makes him feel like a strong powerful person who fights for his beliefs
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Draft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader leading the African American from the darkest time of the history. He tried to fix the divided nation splitting by racial discrimination around the Sixties. On August 28‚ 1963‚ a large group of civil rights advocates gathered during the March at Washington for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King had given his greatest speech in front of two hundred thousand people at the Lincoln Memorial. In the famous “ I have a dream” speech‚ King used metaphor
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Persuasive Response Any article written by Martin Luther King is persuasive. By using the three elements of persuasion‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos any article will effective convince the audience. In King’s letter from Birmingham jail and his “I Have a Dream Speech” used all arts of persuasion to effectively arrive at the point that was necessary for action. On the opposing subjective view‚ the Clergymen attempted to persuade the public using only one of the persuasive elements: logos. I believe that
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“We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet-like speed toward gaining political independence‚ but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say‚ “Wait.” But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most well-known and famous speeches on August 28‚ 1963. Black Americans were protesting because segregation at this time was at its all time peak. Two hundred-fifty thousand people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to witness this historical act‚ which was a turning point in the fight for racial equality. This speech was important during this time‚ not only to the black community‚ but also civil rights activists around
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mistreated. Whether it was slavery in early American history or segregation until the mid 1900’s. In the past‚ blacks were always being treated with such a condescending manner. Beyond question they have never received their God given rights of freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. was on a mission to give blacks the freedom they deserved and have been waiting for all throughout time. King was the leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement. While incarcerated in Birmingham jail King wrote a letter to eight
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