There was no unity‚ no one to rally the hearts and minds of blacks and whites alike. But then a pastor from Montgomery Alabama leaded the largest civil rights boycott against busses to date. Through his soothing voice and outstanding charisma‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the strongest and most influential civil rights activists. But he was not alone in his drive for equality. There were others fighting for the same cause. One of those zealots was a man named Malcolm Little (later ditched his “slave
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On November 5th 1872‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ a suffragette‚ did the impossible. She marched up to the voting booth in Rochester‚ New York and tried to place a ballot for Ulysses S. Grant election of 1872. She was arrested before she could place the ballot into the voting booth‚ but this courageous act created a huge growth and push for The Women’s Suffrage movement of 1920. In The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell‚ Gladwell explains the concept of Tipping Points and their effects on global epidemics.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin’s beliefs included the importance of civil rights‚ specifically on the impact of racial-related topics. He viewed people based on their character and personality‚ rather than the color of their skin. He also tried to put an end to racism by using nonviolent campaigns. The beliefs of Transcendental philosophy include individualism (meaning to see people as being individuals and believing in the purity of people)‚ idealism (meaning to focus on the importance of creativity
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look towards Martin Luther King Junior and his life to experience this belief in action. King’s life‚ particularly noting his stances on non-violence‚ and his Drum Major Instinct sermon demonstrate how justice is a journey in the sense that it challenges people to change their perspectives and try to live more like Jesus Christ. To begin‚ King’s sermon‚ “The Drum Major Instinct‚” challenges people to truly live by Jesus’s words‚ “...but whosoever will be great among
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At 6:01 p.m. on April 4‚ 1968‚ civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper’s bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ when‚ without warning‚ he was shot. The .30-caliber rifle bullet entered King’s right cheek‚ traveled through his neck‚ and finally stopped at his shoulder blade. King was immediately taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Violence and controversy followed. In
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Susan B. Anthony was born on February‚ 15 ‚1820. Susan was raised a quaker family and her father was Daniel Anthony her mother was Lucy Read. susan was the second child Glem anthony was the oldest ‚ the third child was Hannah Anthony Daniel read was the fourth child and they were born in Adams Massachusetts. Susan and her family moved to Battenville‚ New york in 1862 were mary and merritt were born (two youngest children). Susan went to a public school until her teacher refused to teach her long
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to fight for their suffrage through the women’s right movement. The most important woman who worked tirelessly for women’s right was Susan B Anthony. Anthony‚ along with her friend‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ started to strive for women’s voting rights. In 1848‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton showed her opinion about women’s suffrage through the Seneca Falls Declaration‚
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Did you know Susan B. Anthony made a huge difference on women’s rights but did not live to see the change that she had made? Many women get jobs that men have and usually work just as hard‚ or harder to achieve their dreams. America´s gift to my generation is women’s rights and empowerment. Women get a lot of opportunities in the working field but are still cut short of equal pay in certain jobs. Women have many opportunities for colleges and jobs. Now‚ in the United States‚ more than two
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Martin Luther King by Indira Gandhi Prime Minister Of India Speech at the presentation of the Jawaharial Nehru Award for International Understanding to Coretta Scott King in New Delhi‚ India on January 24‚ 1969. This is a poignant moment for all of us. We remember vividly your last visit to our country. We had hoped that on this occasion‚ Dr. King and you would be standing side by side on this platform. That was not to be. He is not with us but we feel his spirit. We admired Dr. King. We felt
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“You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and not think of death. You might hear the words “I have a dream‚” but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony‚ a large man made small‚ a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life it is‚ and was‚ death that ultimately defined him. Born into a people whose main solace was Christianity’s Promise Land awaiting them after the suffering of this world‚ King took on the power of his race’s presumed
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