Although Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez came from very different backgrounds‚ their success as leaders of the Civil Rights Movement bears many similarities in its historic development. One major similarity between King and Chavez is that they were both great orators and made a number of notable speeches‚ which contributed to the social advancement of the minorities. King‚ who was ordained as a Baptist minister at the age of 27‚ was often put in the position to preach about what he believed in
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King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world‚ such as became the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In February 1960 the SCLC
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and states that they all share in the same position. Another way King establishes credibility is by informing the clergymen of his title in society. King states “I have the honor of serving as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference” (King 241). By informing the clergymen of his position as president King demonstrates to the clergymen that he is looked up to‚ and well respected among
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Martin Luther King Jr. had spoke at a church in Harlem in 1960‚ and after hearing him and being inspired by his message‚ she deiced to help the Southern Christian Leadership Conference raise funds‚ staging a “Cabaret for Freedom.” Sidney Poitier and others were in attendance. The revue had proved high success‚ and Angelou became the northern coordinator for the SCLC’S New York office. Later on she then became friends with Malcolm
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As a teenager‚ Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin‚ 12). Later in her life at the age of 16‚ Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. Determined to get the job Angelou visited Muni’s personnel department with the intention of placing an application--but was denied even receiving one. When asked by her mother why she did not
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“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” In 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and sent to jail for an “unwise and untimely” protest against how blacks were treated in Birmingham‚ Alabama. When in Jail he received a newspaper that had a “ Statement by Alabama Clergymen”‚ in the article‚ it stated how they need to handle the racial problems in a different manner. They never directly mentioned King’s name‚ but they strongly wrote how they felt about the protest. When King saw the statement‚ he decided
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DR. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of many accomplishments. From lighting the torch that helped changed the way we blacks and whites communicated‚ to sparking the civil rights movement‚ it’s safe to say that Dr. King was well involved in helping change racism. During Dr. King’s life‚ he had written many letters‚ but none were like the letter he wrote to his fellow clergymen. The letter that King wrote to his fellow clergymen was a reply to the statements made by the
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Maya Angelou Maya Angelou paved the way for many of today’s black poets. She is famous for her poems and series of autobiographies. Angelou has had an interesting life filled with many accomplishments. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd Ed.) Her parents divorced when she was 3‚ she then lived with her mother. (Shaw‚ Taylor) At age 8 her mother’s boyfriend‚ Mr. Freeman‚ raped her. Angelou hid her dirty
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Colored People (NAACP) was relatively inactive in Birmingham until February of 1963 because the Birmingham City Council banned the organization from meeting in 1953; so any civil rights campaign could only be lead by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) (King 36). Thus‚ Birmingham had a fast growing reputation as one of the South ’s most fiercely nonintegrated cities (Birmingham Civil Rights Institute). "Birmingham is the most thoroughly segregated city in America‚" was the verdict of
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in civil rights activities and was very active as member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In 1957 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which is an African American civil rights movement. Dr. King Jr. spoke and appeared everywhere there was injustice. Dr. Martin Luther King’s leadership character captures global interest. One of his most famous speeches "I have a dream" is broadly
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