Coretta Scott King Award

Why is it that Martin Luther King is regarded as one of the most respected leaders of all time? After all, he wasn’t the only man who suffered in pre-civil rights America, so why him? How has Steve Jobs created a multimillion dollar company when his competitors are equally qualified to make all of the same products? As it turns out, all the great inspiring leaders, whether it's Steve Jobs or Martin Luther King, all think, act, and broadcast their feelings in the exact same way. It’s no mystery…

The most compelling speech of the four was the “I Have A Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. In the 1950s and 60s, the Civil Rights Movement was in full swing. A centuries-old prejudice, unchallenged under majority white rule, was now at odds with a seething black populace that hungered for the rights bestowed upon them by the Founding Fathers. Despite progress in the North, the discriminatory Jim Crow laws, which were pervasive in the American South at the time, prevented blacks from…

or are fighting for freedom from other countries. Some people are fighting wars to gain their rights. Some people need to win these rights repeatedly. If we look back into our own history, we can see an example of this. At the time of Martin Luther King Jr., black people had very restricted rights, especially in the south. After years of protest and campaigning, black people won equal rights. However, there are still people with a prejudice against black people and other people of color. This…

Martin Luther KIng Jr. was born January 15,1929. He was born in noon in atlanta. He was the second child of his family. He grow up in his grandparents Large victorain house on Auburn Avenue in Anlanta, Georgia. His original name was Michael given by his father then changed it to Martin Luther King Jr. to honor the protestant leader Martin Luther. He attended Alanta Public School,First David T. Howard Elementry, Then Booker t. Washington high school. He had one brother and one sister he was the…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remain as one of the most prominent figures of United States history for addressing issues of social justice plaguing our society on a national scale. Dr. King’s impact in the Civil Rights Movement reappears each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and during Black History month. American culture remembers Dr. King solely for few significant moments in his life, such as his “I have a dream speech” and March on Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is viewed from a…

activist, Martin Luther King Jr., optimizes the call to action for his fellow community to resist the unjust laws of the time in his speech, I’ve Been to the Mountain Top. When this speech was delivered, the act of discrimination was worsening, calling for a reform by the colored community. At that point many small victories had been made but Martin Luther King was not satisfied. In this speech, Martin Luther King emphasizes the issue of injustice and the need for immediate change. King…

But also, a bit different. Martin Luther King has a view with goals and how people have to complete them without having someone interfering. Lao Tzu has a view of taking day by day. One belief is more in the present when the other is more of the future. That is why in this case, I am more leaned towards Lao Tzu ideology. I agree with Lao Tzu more than Martin Luther King belief because I am someone who do not like to think a lot about their future. I like…

King was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. According to New Georgia Encyclopedia (2016), “King was the most prominent African American leader in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, right before Jim Crow was ended altogether. Although King was born in Georgia, some of his stories originated in Alabama, where he relocated to minister and live with his wife Corretta Scott King. Since Martin Luther King Jr lived in Alabama and had family in Georgia…

Martin Luther King Jr versus Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr was a son of a baptist minister. As a child he was a passionate person about what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr was a young gentlemen he was sought out to be a strong leader and motivated speaker and he was put in charge to be a protest speaker. Martin Luther King Jr theology was disobedience and resistance. Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality more than anything. Martin Luther King Jr tactics were in nonviolence acts were…

another person or a big enough crime that can get some people killed. Many people do not agree with this type of punishment and today I would be summarizing some author’s thoughts on this matter. In the articles the death penalty is a step back by Coretta Scott king, “Death Penalty Fails to Equal Retribution” by Anna Quindell, and death to the killers” by Mike Royko. They are all talking about the death penalty and are expressing their thoughts on the subject. Some people says…