Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent individuals in the Civil Rights movement. These two were not only helpful in the movement‚ but were also icons in the history of their race. Although they stood side by side and shared one goal they had two different ways of fighting for equality. These different approaches of fighting for equality for the African-American came from their different upbringings and different experiences with the inequality that the both faced. Malcolm
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Good morning/ afternoon‚ The quote I am talking about with you today was made from a man called Martin Luther King Jr who was the leader for the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America. He is best known for the non violent way he protested‚ this was based on his Christian beliefs. He is mainly known worldwide for his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for taking a nonviolent approach to racial inequality. This specific quote came
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their trust also led to the connection with Dr King and the audience. The audience members felt like they knew him even though they did not recognize him personally all these traits combined with the powerfulness in the compassion of his voice you could literally feel the Holy Spirit. All of these things combined allow Dr King the ability to move the audience in a way no one has ever been able to manage it. By the mid-1960s both Malcolm and Martin believed that societal conditions in the black ghettos
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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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According to the Dictionary Online (2013)‚ “Injustice is the violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” Martin Luther King Jr. defined an unjust law in the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)‚ “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a response to "A Call for Unity" by eight white clergymen. His letter was a rebuttal to the clergymen’s unjust proposals. He informs the clergymen of his views and the reasons for his “direct action” on the issue of desegregation. King also attacks the “white moderate” on their actions and expresses his disappointment with their unconstitutional measures. His powerful words‚ "...it is even more unfortunate that the city’s white power structure
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Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry: Cry for Freedom Robert Hernandez English 11 Moore-4 October 4‚ 1996 Although Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. are both skilled orators and use similar rhetorical devices to appeal to their audiences‚ they call for freedom for two totally different kinds of people. Both Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. show their strengths as speakers through their use of these rhetorical devices. Among these are parallelism
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The essays by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “Letters From Birmingham Jail” and Henry David Thoreau‚ “Civil Disobedience” show how one can be a civil person and protest against unfair‚ unjust laws forced upon them. Both authors are very persuasive in their letter writings. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. write about the injustice of government laws‚ of right and wrong‚ and one’s moral and upstanding conscience of a human being. Martin Luther King Jr. is a religious‚ peaceful man who uses
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Introduction: Henry VIII was King of England for 38 years from 1509 till 1547. Henry the VIII was the youngest son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. His parents spoiled him as a child because he was just a prince; his brother was the one who was the heir to the throne. That changed when Arthur died as a teenager‚ Henry was pushed into the role of his brother‚ and he had to marry his brothers widow‚ Catherine of Aragon. When his father died his was crowned king of England. There has been a lot
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Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X had very different ideas on how to approach the Civil Rights Movement Act. MLK decided to do it in a calm manner and a peaceful protest about it and wanted the race to come together and stop the hatred and violence and see if everyone could be peaceful with one another. Malcom X has a more different view than MLK did he felt that integration would destroy the black and white man. He felt that American Blacks should be more concerned about helping each other.
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