“If they would all add breadth to length - the other regarding dimension to the self-regarding dimension - the jangling discords of our nation would be transformed into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.” Many people would agree that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong social activist and priest who was not afraid to voice his opinion of nonviolence and love for the human race. The excerpts from “The Complete Life” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and “The Final Eulogy” by Benjamin Mays expresses the leadership qualities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. possessed that made him an effective leader of the Civil Rights Movement which is amnesty, visionary, and passion. The leadership quality Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. possessed that made him an effective leader in the Civil Rights Movement is amnesty. In the source one, the author states
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Martin Luther King Jr. possessed that made him an effective leader in the Civil Rights Movement was passion. In source two “The Final Eulogy”, Benjamin Mays states “But Martin Luther faced dogs, the police, jail, heavy criticism, and finally death; and he never carried a gun, not even a knife to defend himself.” This reveals that he was firm in his beliefs and would not abandon them, no matter the cost. According to the text it says “Housed bombed; living day by day 13 years under constant threats of death; maliciously accused of being a communist; falsely accused of being insincere and seeking limelight for his own glory….and yet this man had no bitterness in his heart, no rancor in his soul, no revenge in his mind; and he went up and down the length and breadth of this world preaching nonviolence and the redemptive power of love.” This overwhelming amount of evidence shows the true power of passion with his faith to guide him in the right direction of love and nonviolence. To spread the courage of change in society and to forever signify the great power of speech and
Martin Luther King Jr. possessed that made him an effective leader in the Civil Rights Movement was passion. In source two “The Final Eulogy”, Benjamin Mays states “But Martin Luther faced dogs, the police, jail, heavy criticism, and finally death; and he never carried a gun, not even a knife to defend himself.” This reveals that he was firm in his beliefs and would not abandon them, no matter the cost. According to the text it says “Housed bombed; living day by day 13 years under constant threats of death; maliciously accused of being a communist; falsely accused of being insincere and seeking limelight for his own glory….and yet this man had no bitterness in his heart, no rancor in his soul, no revenge in his mind; and he went up and down the length and breadth of this world preaching nonviolence and the redemptive power of love.” This overwhelming amount of evidence shows the true power of passion with his faith to guide him in the right direction of love and nonviolence. To spread the courage of change in society and to forever signify the great power of speech and