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 and Unjust Laws Martin Luther King’s “Letter to Birmingham” is a very moving piece of literature. He is very passionate in what he believes‚ and will do anything to get people to realize how cruel and corrupt people are towards Negroes. He will do anything to make society realize how unjust people are when they treat minorities with darker skin differently than the majority of the people. In the letter Martin Luther King explains two different types of laws. The two laws are
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How and why did Martin Luther King‚ Jr. work against prejudice? Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 25th 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia in the United States of America. He was an American clergyman‚ activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. King led many non-violent protests
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The speech “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King jr is the most compelling because he uses rhetorical devices to explain to people that everyone‚ black or white‚ deserve freedom. He broke many stereotypes of african americans‚ and told thousands of people how he felt. Most people didn’t think that anyone of his race would stand in front of a huge crowd and fight for freedom‚ only using his words‚ but his words spoke louder than any action could. As difficult as it already might’ve been to stand
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Martin Luther’s “Letter to the German Nobility” Martin Luther‚ a professor of the Wittenburg University‚ wrote an open letter to the Christian nobility of the German nation. The document gives an explicit indication of its destination by its name. The source of the document is given - the author’s name mentioned in the beginning of the letter. In the materials from the letter‚ a few main statements can be explored. Martin Luther presents his ideas about the pope’s rights‚ pilgrimages‚ the office
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My first identity is Martin Luther King Jr. as he fought for the civil rights of African Americans using non-violent methods. And my second identity is Nelson Mandela as he fought against the Apartheid in Africa‚ persisting nonviolent methods to their full extent. I chose Martin Luther King Jr. as one of my personalities as he fought for racial equality for African Americans in the United States‚ using nonviolent
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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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period 3 5/1/16 Martin Luther King Jr "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin" Martin luther King Jr. was the leader of the African American civil rights movement. He was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta. He is the grandchild of the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist. He stood up for African American who wanted to be equal to whites‚ he was the leader of the civil rights movement. Martin luther King Jr. protested
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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 columns‚ radio‚ and television to convey the Nation of Islam ’s (NOI) message. King strived to gain credentials from his audiences by
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pieces of literature. In the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King‚ he talks to a crowd of non-violent protesters outside of the Lincoln Memorial about equality. Another famous writing by M.L.K. is “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” which was written for 8 white clergymen who had criticized him. In the two pieces of literature Martin Luther King used logical pieces of evidence while also using strong pathos to affect people’s emotions. Dr. King had many uses of logical evidence or (logos) in his
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