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
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The times Malcolm and Gandhi lived in where during civil revolutions and huge movements in the country’s life. They were in different countries but it was all the same. Inspirational men and were really good at bringing a large groups of their people together. The times they lived in where both hard for them to move through and to understand why it was this way. In the beginning of Malcolm’s life‚ 1925 was the year of his birth and Hitler just done writing this book “Mein Kampf.” A Great tornado
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Martin Luther King Jr. Many people know about the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr‚ but many people don’t know how he was an admirable person. Martin Luther King Jr was born in January 15‚ 1925 and his parents are Alberta King and Martin Luther King Sr. He became a pastor for the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to carry on family tradition because his grandfather became a pastor there also. He got a B.A degree in 1948‚ and his doctorate degree in 1955. He got married to an intelligent
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displaying peaceful protests‚ and which these protests turned into success. Courage has always been part of history through the protest of Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Nelson Mandela which lead to a better world for these courageous people. First example of a courageous person who choose to face their conflict with a more peaceful resolution is Gandhi. Gandhi faced nearly impossible odds when he took a stance on the Britain Army who were in his home country of India which in the time was under
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Two of the greatest know civil rights speakers in the United States was Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm x. Both of these men had two very different views on what they thought would be the best way for blacks to get equality. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in his main philosophy which was non violent resistance. Martin used the teachings from Ghandi to teach African Americans how to use non violent resistance as a way to earn equality. He also believed that blacks should try to find common
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nonviolent Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and the revolutionary and radical Malcolm X. From these two contrasting images‚ America did not know how exactly to classify the movement. On one hand‚ Malcolm X preached independence and a "by any means necessary" approach to achieving equality in America. And on the other‚ King preached a nonviolent‚ disobedient philosophy similar to that of Gandhi in the achievement of Indian independence earlier in the century. While most students are familiar with King as a civil
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no matter who tells it. I’m for justice‚ no matter who it’s for or against”‚(Malcolm X) was an African American humans rights activist. He spoke against racism and violence‚ this man was a someone who spoke with power. People looked up to him. Back in the day‚ there was so much racism going on and it was great to know that we had someone like Malcolm X speak on the black community’s behalf. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two very powerful people‚ they always said things that were positive they
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Compare and Contrast Martin Luther King‚ Jr. once said‚ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter‚” and staying silent is just what many civil rights activists‚ including Martin Luther King‚ Jr. avoided. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X are just two of the prominent leaders during the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent protesting‚ where Malcolm X believed in doing whatever it takes to accomplish a goal. Although these
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MLK vs. X Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were both central figures as leaders in the civil rights movement of the nineteen sixties. Although both leaders were striving towards the same goal of achieving equality‚ they both took different approaches to accomplishing their goals. This is evident through Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ and Malcolm X’s speech The Ballot Or The Bullet. Martin Luther King Jr felt the best way to reach racial equality was to keep faith in America
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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. He was inspired by advocates of nonviolence such as Mahatma Gandhi. His name was originally Michael‚ not Martin. At the age of 12‚ he seems to have tried to commit suicide. It was May of 1941 when his grandmother passed away after a heart attack. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s birthday was first observed as a national
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