Martin Luther King was an African American and was the leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Martin wasn’t against the new law when he was little‚ nor did he accepted it; however‚ his father was just simply against it. Since Martin grew up wanting to be like his father he turned out to be against discrimination‚ well that and the fact that in his adolescence he was treated horribly by the white. Martin decided that it was about time for someone to stand up for their race so he started
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used to discriminate against them. Two of the most recognizable figures advocating against of Jim Crow were Booker T. Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Though they lived through different times‚ they both shared the same goal of bettering circumstances of the African Americans people. While sharing a same common goal‚ Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. had different approaches to confronting the color line‚ each approach with its positive and negative attributes. Booker T. Washington’s
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Martin Luther King was known for his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech and his brave and courageous words to help the society to accept the color people and have equal rights. Therefore‚ in this speech‚ “Beyond Vietnam”‚ Martin Luther King wants to persuade that war aren’t doing any justices for the country nor the country’s freedom. In this excerpt‚ Martin Luther King‚ with perseverance‚ he tries conveyed people that wealthy nation are defeating the poorer nations which that is not the best way
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Known as Martin Luther King Jr‚ but born as Michael King Jr. was a leader to African-Americans. African-Americans were being treated unfairly in the States‚ and “white people” were not. “Black” people were treated unfairly due to the colour of their skin‚ and their religion. This is also known as racism which has always been a worldwide issue in the early 1900s and even today. However‚ Mr. King decided that this wasn’t right and turned into an leader; an effective one. He changed the perspectives
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Malcolm X is evoked as one of the greatest and influential African American figures‚ at the same time degraded for the violence he provoked as well as his black supremacy teachings. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ on the other hand‚ is recognized as the greatest influential character in the black Civil Rights Movement‚ with teachings of non-violent resistance and equal rights for blacks and whites. After spending several years in prison‚ Malcolm converted to the Muslim religion and utilized newspaper
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Assassination of Martin Luther King On the 4th of April 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated by the convict James Earl Ray. He was shot on his hotel balcony though his neck and spinal cord at 6:05 in the evening; he died an hour later in St Joseph’s hospital‚ Memphis‚ Tennessee at the age of 39. James Earl Ray was locked in a bathroom of a motel less than 200 feet away from where Martin Luther was standing. It is thought that he killed him to be remembered or because he was extremely racist. Martin Luther
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1960’s March 25‚ 2010 Abstract This paper is meant to describe the trials and tribulations as well as the influences and effects that the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. had on the 1960’s and beyond. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was born on January 15‚ 1929 as Michael Luther King but changed his name to Martin in 1934. King was brought up in a morally wealthy family as his grandfather and father both served as pastors. He had a B.A. from Morehouse College and
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worked for Gandhi. Martin Luther King evoked empathy from many people because as he advocated non-violence and passive civil disobedience to push for political change‚ he suffered much violent resistance. Regardless‚ Martin Luther King was dedicated to winning the fight for equal rights without the use of violence. He was more interested in changing the system that oppressed the minorities rather than the individuals who were caught up in what the system believed. Martin Luther King’s intention was
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Furthermore‚ Martin Luther Kings religious actions and passive clever tactics helped him become popular and noticed. In December 1‚ 1955‚Martin Luther King was awarded to become president and lead a boycott of bus transportation in effort to stop the black and white segregation happening in the buses. In his first speech as the group’s president‚ King declared‚ "[they had] no alternative but to protest. For years [they] have shown patience. We have sometimes given our white brothers the feeling that
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Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech - I Have a Dream In the speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ he uses many powerful metaphors that describe the urgency and importance of the change that needed to occur throughout the nation at that time. He mentions in the beginning of the speech that what he will present is going to be the “…greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of [the] nation.” Also‚ he really put emphasis on the level of injustice that was happening and
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