“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way” (Kruse 1). Martin Luther King was born January 15th, 1929 and died April 4th, 1968, MLK was assassinated while protesting for equality of all people. Martin Luther King was an effective leader because he exhibited strong leadership qualities such as bravery, confidence, and passion. One important characteristic Martin Luther King had was bravery. Bravery can be a challenging trait to have but due to MLK’s bravery, he was able to achieve so much, just like many other leaders. “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others” (Downard 1). A person who is leading a large group of people needs to be able to make a decision even if that isn’t what the majority
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“The reality is people want to know what you know for sure -- and what you don't. Having the confidence to say ‘I don't know’ is a powerful skill” (Farrell 1). As almost all people know, MLK fought hard and long for African American equality, during the time period he protested African Americans were not treated like people, instead like property. Sometimes people, including MLK got doubtful since most events in history were not in his favor, but he was able to encourage people to keep fighting. As a leader, he knew to be honest with people, he was able to say things aren’t looking good right now, but it will get better soon. This took major confidence to hope that people will trust you. In addition, MLK also showed confidence by giving speeches in front of people who did not believe African Americans were equal to whites. For all he knew he could have been shot at, put into prison, or not followed. However, he didn’t focus on these negative thoughts, that takes confidence to get up in front of so many people to just explain why they should respect you. It was not easy for MLK to give hope to fellow African Americans, but he had confidence that all his protests, books, and speeches would finally give them equality. “If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will” (Farrell 1), MLK proved this quote. In the beginning, there were not many people who were confident enough to support his beliefs. After hearing MLK talk …show more content…
“Church authorities began to call Luther’s views heretical, though it took three years before Leo X moved formally against him” (Oxford University Press 1). Many people including priests thought MLK was a horrible Catholic for going against the church's beliefs. People were even more shaken up by the fact that MLK was okay with being excommunicated, they thought he had bad morals. “In November, he published a treatise titled Assertion of All the Articles Wrongly Condemned in the Papal Bull, in which he defended his views—and called the Pope the Antichrist. Meanwhile, Luther’s own works were being burned by supporters of the Pope”( Oxford University Press 1). MLK fought back at the church because he knew he wanted to keep working equality. Some people may think religion is the most important thing in life, although religion and faith is extremely important getting excommunicated from the church does not take away a person's faith. MLK could still practice Catholicism without being part of the church, he could still go home and pray or read the bible. MLK decided doing what he was passionate about was more important than being included in a
“The reality is people want to know what you know for sure -- and what you don't. Having the confidence to say ‘I don't know’ is a powerful skill” (Farrell 1). As almost all people know, MLK fought hard and long for African American equality, during the time period he protested African Americans were not treated like people, instead like property. Sometimes people, including MLK got doubtful since most events in history were not in his favor, but he was able to encourage people to keep fighting. As a leader, he knew to be honest with people, he was able to say things aren’t looking good right now, but it will get better soon. This took major confidence to hope that people will trust you. In addition, MLK also showed confidence by giving speeches in front of people who did not believe African Americans were equal to whites. For all he knew he could have been shot at, put into prison, or not followed. However, he didn’t focus on these negative thoughts, that takes confidence to get up in front of so many people to just explain why they should respect you. It was not easy for MLK to give hope to fellow African Americans, but he had confidence that all his protests, books, and speeches would finally give them equality. “If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will” (Farrell 1), MLK proved this quote. In the beginning, there were not many people who were confident enough to support his beliefs. After hearing MLK talk …show more content…
“Church authorities began to call Luther’s views heretical, though it took three years before Leo X moved formally against him” (Oxford University Press 1). Many people including priests thought MLK was a horrible Catholic for going against the church's beliefs. People were even more shaken up by the fact that MLK was okay with being excommunicated, they thought he had bad morals. “In November, he published a treatise titled Assertion of All the Articles Wrongly Condemned in the Papal Bull, in which he defended his views—and called the Pope the Antichrist. Meanwhile, Luther’s own works were being burned by supporters of the Pope”( Oxford University Press 1). MLK fought back at the church because he knew he wanted to keep working equality. Some people may think religion is the most important thing in life, although religion and faith is extremely important getting excommunicated from the church does not take away a person's faith. MLK could still practice Catholicism without being part of the church, he could still go home and pray or read the bible. MLK decided doing what he was passionate about was more important than being included in a