Salyric McKinney Jamie Hill English II Honors 12 January 2017
Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience
Civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. once said “God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth, while others live in abject deadening poverty” (King.) Martin Luther King was an upstanding citizen, and his great character made him a model for others to follow in the fight for equality. Civil disobedience is when you disagree with the way something is so you find a way to change it without violence (Suber.) The purpose of civil disobedience is to change what you think is wrong peacefully (Starr). Martin Luther King Jr. involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences, he chose …show more content…
He lived with his parents Martin Luther King Sr. who was a reverend and his mother Alberta Williams King who was a teacher. He had two siblings Christina and Alfred King. Martin’s first job was a paperboy when he was younger. Martin had started to go to school when he was five but they denied him because of his age and he started back going when he turned six. (Martin.) He didn't graduate from high school because he was really smart so he went right into collage. He earned his PhD in theology from Boston university (Dr.Martin.) Martin married Loretta Scott in her families backyard, she was the daughter of Obadiah and Bernice McMurry (nonviolent.)
Martin Luther King Jr. chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest discrimination. Martin was inspired by Ghandi, because martin believed that everybody had the right to be treated like a person. Ghandi inspired King to stand up for what he believe in if he thought it was the right thing to do (Influences.) On August 28, in 1963, Martin gave the “I have a Dream” speech. He gave the speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln memorial. They all want to be equal, more jobs, and freedom. His speech influenced the federal government to be more straight forward with their actions relating to discrimination (Martin Luther.) Martin lead a capping that lasted about two months in Birmingham. The campaign was to end discriminatory policies in the city of Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience
Civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. once said “God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth, while others live in abject deadening poverty” (King.) Martin Luther King was an upstanding citizen, and his great character made him a model for others to follow in the fight for equality. Civil disobedience is when you disagree with the way something is so you find a way to change it without violence (Suber.) The purpose of civil disobedience is to change what you think is wrong peacefully (Starr). Martin Luther King Jr. involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences, he chose …show more content…
He lived with his parents Martin Luther King Sr. who was a reverend and his mother Alberta Williams King who was a teacher. He had two siblings Christina and Alfred King. Martin’s first job was a paperboy when he was younger. Martin had started to go to school when he was five but they denied him because of his age and he started back going when he turned six. (Martin.) He didn't graduate from high school because he was really smart so he went right into collage. He earned his PhD in theology from Boston university (Dr.Martin.) Martin married Loretta Scott in her families backyard, she was the daughter of Obadiah and Bernice McMurry (nonviolent.)
Martin Luther King Jr. chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest discrimination. Martin was inspired by Ghandi, because martin believed that everybody had the right to be treated like a person. Ghandi inspired King to stand up for what he believe in if he thought it was the right thing to do (Influences.) On August 28, in 1963, Martin gave the “I have a Dream” speech. He gave the speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln memorial. They all want to be equal, more jobs, and freedom. His speech influenced the federal government to be more straight forward with their actions relating to discrimination (Martin Luther.) Martin lead a capping that lasted about two months in Birmingham. The campaign was to end discriminatory policies in the city of Alabama