of the past‚ present‚ and the future Countless have said that all men were created equal‚ but what about the prodigious black men of all time. Were King‚ Douglass‚ and Obama all created equal‚ or were these men chosen to be predestined for greatness? What constitutes "greatness" in politics? Names that come readily to mind‚ like Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and Barack Obama‚ are those who rose to inspire their countries in times of turmoil and change; so it seems that circumstances
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leaders’ used different tactics in order to achieve change. Of two of the better-known leaders‚ Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.‚ the latter had a more positive influence in the progress of the movement. Each of these two leaders had different views on how to go about gaining freedom. While King believed a peaceful means would allow the blacks to achieve equality with the white Americans‚ Malcolm X took a more pessimistic approach. He believed achieving equality was nearly impossible and preached
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life of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; otherwise known as Malcolm X. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father‚ Earl Little‚ was an outspoken Baptist minister and an avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey‚ and his mother‚ Louise Norton Little‚ was a homemaker. For those who are interested in the specifics of Brother Malcolm’s life‚ I recommend that you read The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ co-authored by journalist Alex Haley of Roots’ fame
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As an influential African-American leader‚ Malcolm X climbed to fame in the mid-1950s as an outspoken national minister of the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm challenged the civil rights movement (Malcolm X‚ Enotes.com). He openly called for black independence and snubbed nonviolence and integration as an effective means of contesting racism. In the 1960s‚ however‚ Malcolm rejected Muhammad and the Nation of Islam and embraced conventional Islam. He authenticated his various experiences
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Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did great things in their life times. They were civil right activists who took a form of action to obtain equal rights amongst their society. But which one was more effective during his time? The answer to this question is somewhat biased‚ usually depending on your race‚ geographical location‚ and if you or someone you know has directly experienced the effects of the actions of these men. An Indian would choose Mohandas Gandhi over Martin Luther King Jr. without
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in Riverside Church‚ New York City Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivers a speech called Beyond Vietnam He initiates‚ “War is not the answer. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons. Let us not join those who shout war and‚ through their misguided passions‚ urge the United States to relinquish its participation in the United Nations.” (Martin Luther King) Dr. King presents facts and evidence to act against communism. Dr. King influences the audience to have a positive
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Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ the eldest of Martin Luther King‚ Sr.‚ a Baptist minister‚ and Alberta Williams King. His Father served as a pastor of a large Atlanta church‚ Ebenezer Baptist‚ which had been founded by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s maternal grandfather. King‚ Jr.‚ was ordainded as a Baptist minister at age 18. King attended local segrated public school‚ where he excelled. He entered a nearby college‚ Morehouse College‚ at age 15 and graduated
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African-Americans. Martin Luther King‚ more than any other figure‚ shaped American life from the mid-’50s to the late ’60s. This was a time when large numbers of Americans‚ barely recognized as such by sanctioned power‚ dared to dream of what the country could be at its best‚ in the face of what often was its worst. For example‚ in December‚ 1955‚ days after Montgomery civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey the city’s rules mandating segregation on buses‚ a bus boycott was launched and King was elected
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Written over 114 years after Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience”‚ Martin Luther King wrote his most famous essay; “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” In the times of Henry David Thoreau there was only one topic of politics in the United States‚ slavery. Many southerners wanted to keep slavery while many northerners were against it. Henry David Thoreau was a white northerner that was against slavery‚ and he was willing to go to jail for it. He proved that in writing his famous letter. In
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Why Martin Luther King made the speech? King JR made his speech that because of the Injustice and racism they face the Negro slave from white people. However‚ he included a lot of thing in his speech‚ but The three most important points in his speech was about the magnificent words of the constitution‚ Injustice and racism‚ and what is his dream. First of all‚ Martin Luther king mention the magnificent words of the constitution which is wrote from The architects of Republic to
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