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    a major topic raised in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ where he reached out to white clergymen who had criticized his civil disobedience protest methods as counter-productive. In the letter‚ Dr. King reminded his fellow clergymen that at the time‚ the city of Birmingham‚ Alabama was a pariah of racial injustice‚ having recently elected yet another pro-segregationist mayor. After countlessly being told to “wait” for racial equality to manifest‚ King states that it is necessary

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    When we think about committing a crime‚ we usually perceive the idea of manslaughter or robbery. It is a common idea that the crimes committed is always righteous to the system and that any penalty would have been deserved. However‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ while spending time in jail for a penalty based on an absence of permit to parade in the streets‚ writes a letter demonstrating the injustices in the federal law system and where the flaws take place. Almost 64 years ago‚ segregation was determined

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who stood strong in advocating justice and equality. King believed in nonviolent civil disobedience and wanted to bring an end to the constant racial segregation faced by the blacks in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In April 1963‚ while protesting for struggled equality of the blacks in Birmingham‚ King and the other protestors were arrested and jailed. While serving his jail term‚ King wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” as a retort to the moderate‚ white

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    wanted equality for the blacks. The key people that actually stood up for their rights To get equality for the blacks and they were Martin Luther King and Malcolm x. They both had the same goals which were getting freedom for the black people but had different strategies to achieve their goals. Martin Luther King and Malcolm x had totally different upbringing. Martin Luther was raised in a middle-class family which he was also educated. On the other hand‚ Malcolm x was the opposite he was not born into

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    hero to me is not violent‚ but brave and warm hearted. He was the worlds voice for equality. Martin Luther king was a civil rights activist‚ and well known for his actions and services. Dr. king has played a major role in the way our country is shaped today. Although king is well known if you have not been inspired by him after you read this‚ may you be inspired by Martin Luther king’s influential actions. King has outrageous accomplishments considering the era he lived in‚ where blacks had their dignity

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    Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther KingJr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the African American community similar and/or different? How their strategies for reaching those goals similar and/or different? During the past century there were two influential people Martin Luther KingJr. and Malcolm X who grappled with the problem of inequality between black and white people. They both wanted to bring hope to blacks in the US through their powerful‚ hard-hitting

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    Speeches in which this is observed include "I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King and "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln which have been valued and remembered throughout time as being historically influential and valued‚ as such‚ as they use the values of their time and audience to inspire‚ persuade and unite the public with their message. Martin Luther King electrified America with his pivotal speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in 1963

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    that Martin Luther King Jr. used in his speech is “one day even the state of Mississippi‚ a desert state‚ sweltering in the heat of injustice and oppression‚ will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.” I like this one because Mississippi was a horrible state that threatened African Americans‚ but King gave the people hope that even states like that can change. “One hundred years later” is the repetition that I find the most captivating to me. I love this repetition because king uses

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    Yet like a phoenix rising from the ashes of lynch mobs‚ debt peonage‚ residential and labor discrimination‚ and rape‚ the black freedom movement raised a collective call of "No More”! Who’s philosophy is better MLK or Malcolm X? Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.‚ January 15‚ 1929 – April 4‚ 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience

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    Smith‚ Jessica October 16‚ 2012 Moral Decisions In life there are always either negative or positive consequences when an action is made. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” he evaluates how one can advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. The reason it is possible to do such a thing is because there are two different types of laws‚ just and unjust. Depending on one’s morals‚ it can be morally right to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others

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