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    The following paper is about how Martin Luther King had a conflict and compromised.  But first let’s talk about his father who inspired his son to make this all happen. Martin Luther King sr. was a member of a Baptist church and decided to be a preacher after being inspired by ministers who were getting ready to stand up for racial equality. Martin Luther King Seniors Wife Martin Luther King Juniors mom got killed on a Sunday by an African American man while at church playing on the church organ

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    Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who left a legacy behind with numerous of speeches‚ dedication to equality‚ and a determination to unite our citizens. In Atlanta Georgia‚ 1929‚ Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King gave birth to a legend Michael “MartinLuther King Jr. On January 15. Born after Willie and before Alfred‚ Martin was active within his surroundings which included following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a church going young man

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    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It was a chilly night in April‚ many different guests came to Memphis‚ Tennessee including the great freedom fighter‚ Martin Luther King Jr to celebrate the freedom of Blacks. Martin Luther King Jr‚ an influential leader who supports Non Violence‚ came to give a speech in the reception of 1968. His speech was so motivating that everyone’s hearts felt provoked throughout the speech. Everyone wanted to meet him eagerly after his magnificent speech

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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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    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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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a driving force in the push for racial equality. He did not believe that white men were better than anyone else. He inspired african americans to protest non-violently. Martin Luther King Jr. has influenced my life by showing me how to stand up to what I believe in. He showed me that with all the hate you can still keep pushing. I could never imagine a still segregated world. “I say to you today my friends‚ so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow

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    Martin Luther King by Indira Gandhi Prime Minister Of India Speech at the presentation of the Jawaharial Nehru Award for International Understanding to Coretta Scott King in New Delhi‚ India on January 24‚ 1969. This is a poignant moment for all of us. We remember vividly your last visit to our country. We had hoped that on this occasion‚ Dr. King and you would be standing side by side on this platform. That was not to be. He is not with us but we feel his spirit. We admired Dr. King. We felt

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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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    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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    The famous political leaders‚ Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were both fighting for the same ideas and beliefs: the end of racism‚ discrimination‚ exploitation‚ and humiliation. While both leaders were struggling with the same problem‚ they have two completely different types of approaches and solutions. While Malcolm X was aiming for the more violent resistance‚ Martin Luther King was searching for a nonviolent solution‚ that in the end would have the same results. Political leader‚ Malcolm

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