children between them and during this time King completed his Ph.D. in 1955 and become pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Some of his main achievements included the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ the formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ The Birmingham Campaign and his notorious “I Have A
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Table of contents The Early Life and Education 2 The “Fight” Against Segregation 3 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 4 Birmingham Campaign 4 The Great March on Washington 5 The Poor People’s Campaign and the opposition to the Vietnam War 6 The reconnaissance 6 References 8 The Early Life and Education Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most important figures within the fields of politics and non-violent activism of the 20th century. King was born on 15th of
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trustworthy. When people look at him they could see that kings beliefs were not a joke to him. The Baptist minister was an activist and was a leader in the African American civil rights movement. King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957. In his speech he asks the people to take their money out of downtown banks and deposit their money in Tri-State Bank—for a “bank –in” movement. Kings says “I’m not asking you something that we don’t do ourselves at SCLC.” “We’re just telling
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demand high reparations of 6‚600 million marks. This would be enough to repay America and give France a better economy. Protecting France‚ taking revenge on Germany and getting compensation was George Clemenceau’s three main aims in the Paris Peace conference. Lloyd George had two main items on his agenda which he wanted to have included in the Paris Peace negotiations. Firstly‚ he wanted to safeguard Britain’s naval supremacy. Before WW1‚ Germany had a strong navy with 93 warships. Lloyd George wanted
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recent criticism of white clergymen in Birmingham calling his actions "unwise and untimely." King uses logical appeal to make his case. In an unemotional straightforward tone‚ he explains that he is president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the organization had been invited to Birmingham‚ the most segregated city in America‚ to help battle injustice; thus‚ he has a right to be there and he is not merely an “outsider” causing trouble. He defends his teaching of nonviolent means
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Trushel 01 Elizabeth Trushel Professor Martin English 101-03 Sept 3‚ 2014 Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was an awe inspiring individual for any period of time. He practiced the teachings of Ghandi. He knew what he believed in and went after it with his whole heart and being. His letter “Letter From Birmingham Jail” gives me goosebumps. The fact that it was mostly written in the margins of newspppers an smuggles out it truly amazing!! Martin Luther King is an example and inspiration
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She began as a dancer‚ then a Calypso singer and later moved to Harlem to join the Harlem Freedom Writers. In 1959‚ at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian leadership Conference. From 1961 to 962 she was associate editor of The Arab Observer in Cairo‚ Egypt; and from 1964 to 1966 she was feature editor of the African Review in Accra‚ Ghana. She returned to the U.S. in 1974 and was appointed by Gerald Ford to Bicentennial
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail In his letter to the eight clergymen‚ Martin Luther King effectively makes use of logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos throughout his letter. The purpose of the use of all three elements in the letter is evident and that is to help King prove his point of view and convince his readers who in this case are the eight clergymen. The use of logos can be noticed in the beginning of his letter where he gives a response to the clergymen’s claim that the demonstrations were unwise
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different areas including education‚ employment‚ housing etc. Although King was able to identify the problems being faced in these areas‚ particularly housing‚ he still largely relayed on the same tactics that he and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) had used in the South. However‚ the mayor of Chicago (Daley) would avoid making a hostile response such as that of ’Bull’ Connor in Birmingham. The authorities here were more subtle to avoid gaining the attention of the media e.g. the police
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labeled him as an extremist. He felt that‚ just Jesus was an extremist for love; he was an extremist for ending racism and gaining his rights. Secondly‚ King mentioned‚ “I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ an organization operating in every southern state‚ with headquarters in Atlanta‚ Georgia.” By mentioning this‚ he has established his credibility to a greater extent. With this‚ he is showing that these protest and other things are happening all
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