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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a time when most people in the country were either racist or prejudice. He had whit friends but his friend’s parents banned her kids from playing with him because he was black He is one of the main people that led the civil rights movement in the south. He gave great speeches across the country that moved many people. He was inspired by Rosa parks when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to the white person. he also helped star the boycott against the…

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X were both impactful leaders during the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement was a movement for African Americans to get more rights than they previously had. Some people like Malcom x wanted colored people to have more rights than white people and Malcom X along with his followers wanted to takes these rights by force. On the other hand, there were people like Martin Luther King Jr. whose goal was it to take these rights that they deserved by…

WHO ACHIEVED MORE FOR BLACK AMERICANS, MARTIN LUTHER KING OR MALCOLM X? Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are the two most well-known, influential activists in the civil rights movement. Although they both fought for the same cause, during the same time, they had very different approaches towards the ways in which the civil rights’ movement was to succeed. They also held different principles and views about what an ideal, racially equal world would look like. Martin Luther King opted for the…

Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister and social activist who was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the United States circa mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. Through his courageous endeavors to combat the racism prevalent in American society, King played a crucial role in abolishing local segregation of African American residents in the South and further localities across the country. Furthermore, his activities led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964…

During the time of the early 1960’s, Birmingham had more “unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches than any other city in the nation” (353). Martin Luther King Jr. proves that his actions in Birmingham were both wise and timely by demonstrating that waiting for justice means it often never occurs, by showing that oppressed people must have an outlet for their anger in order to prevent violence, and by illustrating that Birmingham left the African-American people no alternative but to…

Greek philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death because of corrupting the youth, creating new gods, and being an atheist. Centuries later, another prominent figure, Martin Luther King, Jr., is jailed for civil disobedience in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. When questioned of their imprisonment, Plato and King, Jr. are both determined to maintain justice despite the injustices charged against them, but for Plato, justice means upholding the law at all costs since one should do no wrong, whereas…

forced to support it. Someone that is educated on the injustice can chose which side he wants to defend. In many cases just your words and determination can influence people to change what is unjust. A great example of this is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. With his words he changed countless…

Luther king jr was man who changed the world still to this day. He lost his life in Memphis ,Tn. He was shot dead out of his hotel on April 4, 1968. I believe he lost his life trying to better the world by making black and white come together. He played a key role in the civil rights movement in the 1960 s . He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta,Ga. His father was name Martin Luther King Sr. and he was a minister at the Ebenezer Baptist Church . At the age of fifteen Martin Luther king jr…

On December 7 1964 in London for a speaking to Christian group, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displayed his non-violent style. Dr. King started by talking about how love should play a stronger role in that Non-violent philosophy. If the power of love could motivate somebody, then its fair to say that the power of hate such as segregation bring somebody down. Dr. King argued that hate was not only harmful physically, but more harmful spiritually. This relates to the definition of Pathos. Pathos…

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Junior are perhaps the most well-known African Americans in the civil rights struggle and history of African Americans. Although they fought for civil rights and other ideas, they did struggle in dissimilar ways. Their differences in the fight for civil rights and liberties are not unique since in the history of the US, there are not two leaders that are exactly alike (Hatch, 37). The differences in Malcolm X’s and Martin Luther Junior’s approaches in the civil…