Braian Osorio 4/20/12 Pd. 3 Martin Luther king‚ Jr and Malcolm X.Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a middle-class family where education was important‚ and Malcolm X came from a family of low class He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and became who he is on his own. Martin Luther King was born into a good family. Despite segregation‚ Martin Luther King’s parents tried everything so that he could be and happy.
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seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.” Written by Martin Luther King Jr. verbatim‚ it is obvious that such a fact cannot be denied‚ since history has repeatedly proved Dr. King’s statement. This idea acts as a motif throughout history‚ as portrayed in works such as the letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham jail‚ the film Four Little Girls by Spike Lee‚ and the story of three Christians standing up for their religion before King Nebuchadnezzar. As it has been evidenced throughout
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Critical Response Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the long letter‚ Letters From Birmingham Jail‚ written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ he clears up several misconceptions of the eight clergyman ‚ and speaks out on inequality in the city of Birmingham and United State. King’s preferred audience in this letter is educated southern white males who hold power in their positions‚ however‚ King wants any audience that he can get. He wants to get his voice heard by as many people as possible because he
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Martin Luther King Junior and Socrates argue for a different meanings and reasoning’s behind the differences of a single person and the law by which we have to follow. They were written many years apart but they are still very similar to the ideas of justice. The way that the two argue are almost completely opposite depending on the way that they feel towards authority and inner direction or moral guidance to lead you by. In the Crito‚ Socrates provides a lot of different arguments to understand
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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha Nebraska on May 19‚ 1925. Malcolm’s father Earl Little was a big six-foot-four very black man with one eye. His mother Louis Little‚ had a light complexion and could pass for white. Malcolm was his father’s seventh child. He had three children from a previous marriage Ella‚ Earl‚ and Mary‚ who lived in Boston. Malcolm’s father met and married his mother in Philadelphia. This union produced‚ Malcolm and his five full-blooded siblings. The oldest Wilfred
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they held dear to them was not the cultural norm. These cultures have undergone enormous scrutiny from those around them‚ this scrutiny and judgement is a violation of the main principles of liberalism‚ liberty and equality. In source one Martin Luther King Jr. describes to an extent the hardships that the Negro people have faced‚ violence and slavery among them‚ however none were so crippling as the racism and poverty they found in America. This is shown in the last sentence of the source‚ “ So
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Martin Luther King Jr’s ”The Ways of Meeting Oppression” is a division and classification essay in which King explains the ways in which oppressed people meet oppression. He states that‚ historically‚ oppressed people have responded to their oppression in negative ways either resulting in their total destruction or prolonging their oppression. King challenges the oppressed Negro to meet oppression positively and effectively. In the essay‚ he examines the three characteristics ways of meeting oppression
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr was a pastor‚ father‚ husband‚ and leader who had a prominent influence on American history. During the 1950s and 1960s‚ he served as the face of the Civil Rights Movement encouraging people to participate in non-violent protest for the racial injustices that African Americans faced at that time. He knew that non-violent protest would not be easy to accomplish‚so he hosted workshops where his followers could practice non-violent resistance. He served as the spokesman and organizer
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Frederick Douglass vs Malcolm X Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were both powerful protesters against racism in their times‚ but each had their own style of expressing themselves. For example‚ Frederick Douglass used strong negative connotations in his writing and Malcolm X had a very radical and persuasive tone. Their actions also defined their character. After a close look at both‚ I believe Malcolm X was a better leader against racism for two reasonshis actions
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allowed great leaders among the black community to emerge. One such leader is Martin Luther King Jr.‚ an inspiring and symbolic figure for civil right movements around the world. His leadership and determination in his campaigns against racial discrimination and his campaign to help the deprived people of the United States show that King is a courageous and skillful leader. Throughout his lifetime Martin Luther King Jr. staged many movements to gain rights for the black community of America. One
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