history we have had extraordinary civil rights leaders such as Frederick Douglass‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Malcolm X who have sacrificed their lives for equal rights in the United States of America. Between the years 1958 to 1968‚ it was Martin Luther King Jr. who engaged in fighting for the equal rights of African Americans‚ primarily in the South. King was the most influential civil rights leader in America for a long period of time. During his struggle for civil rights‚ he was arrested
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Dream Speech Martian Luther king Jr was a outstanding man in a religious world and for the colored communities. In his speech “I Have A Dream” in August 28th 1963 he discusses the issues that are affecting millions of Americans’ daily. The subject that even though slavery ended a hundred years prior that colored people are still mistreated. He feels that if Americans can see this issue in a different point of view that everything can get better. Martian Luther King Jr uses repetitive words and
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The civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King JR. in their respective arguments “The Ballot or the bullet” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” argue the injustice that is segregation. Malcolm X was a Muslim minister who advocated for the civil rights of the African American race that at the time was oppressed. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister who advocated for the same cause but with a peaceful approach. X used his influence to bring about much needed change in the
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“Few will have the greatness to bend history‚ but each of us can work to change a small portion of the…acts [which] will be written in the history of our generation.” Small steps often lead to great changes‚ and so it was with Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X‚ pioneers in the fight for racial equality. These two great leaders had the same goal‚ to achieve racial equality; however‚ they went about achieving that goal with two very different approaches. Dr. King’s message in his “I Have
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MALCOLM X Literacy behind Bars Best known as a militant black nationalist leader who rose to global fame as an advocate for Pan-Africanism (a movement that aims to unite all people of African descent)‚ Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in 1925. He replaced the name Little‚ which he considered a slave name‚ with the letter X to represent his lost African tribal name. Founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity‚ Malcolm X was assassinated by political rivals on February
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February 26‚ 2014 Martin Luther King Martin Luther King essay This will be my essay on the legendary Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. King was a very strong man to the black community for multiple reasons. He supported the black community through the racism and segregation. He had encouraged associates such as Malcolm X‚ Mohammad Ali‚ and Rosa parks. This will be my essay on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. King was born January 15‚1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia as Michael king‚ but later on his
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oppression was a colossal dilemma and a difficult problem to solve‚ few people chose to solve it. However‚ some were brave enough to fight against this evil. Among them were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. While King wanted to solve the problem with peace‚ Malcolm knew the only way to solve the dispute was fighting
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Simmons 1 Gabrielle Simmons Mrs. Fitzgerald Social Studies 8A 4/27/10 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a well known and an inspiring man to all cultures of the world. King was and still is one of the most influential heroes. King ’s views and believes helped African Americans through the 50 ’s and 60 ’s to the rights and liberties that was their right. King faced many obstacles on his journey‚ things like jail and even assassination attempts. Despite these obstacles‚ he became a
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cp1 16 April 2010 Malcolm X positive influence on the civil rights movement Malcolm X was‚ and still is‚ a well-known figure on whom a lot of works have been written about. He was a fighter for civil rights‚ as well as a man who was self educated in many ways. Malcolm X was a positive influence on the civil right movement because he had a major impact on the black community to mobilize against oppression by using extreme language and tactics. In 1925 Malcolm X was born. Malcolm was an intelligent
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Martin Luther King Jr. UNIV 103 – 1407- AGWFE James Williams AIU Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its presentation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas words either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature: Lushonda Attaway Martin Luther King Jr This author selected
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