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    Just like Martin Luther King Jr., Antigone stood up for what was right, regardless of whether it confined by the governmental standards. Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. knew that one must fight against the government if one wanted to change their society. Though rebellion is mostly viewed in a negative connotation, rebellion allows our societies to continuously change and advance. If it weren 't for Martin Luther King Jr.’s stand against racial discrimination by the government…

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    historic events that occurred that made a national impact and caused waves of reactions by the American people. On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN., while supporting a strike by sanitation workers with regard to safe working conditions and fair wages. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an advocate for the African American people seeking peace and equal rights, and he always wanted to keep it peaceful. His death made nationwide news. His legacy…

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    Every American knows of the civil rights leader Marther Luther King Jr., but not many people know about the man who inspired MLK to employ the passive resistance technique as a way of protest. That man is Mahatma Gandhi, he is also known for having this idea that "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Some people believe that there is no correlation between finding yourself and committing yourself to helping others, but that way of thinking is simply…

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    Like Martin Luther King Jr said “ the time is right to do what is right”. Martin Luther King Jr promoted peaceful ways to fix segregation problems he was the youngest man to receive the Nobel peace prize. Through 1896 and 1965 there were laws Like the Jim Crow laws that made it hard for African Americans live a normal life. We Americans Believe everyone is equal, but back then they refused to think that. But it always came out for the best like how they solve problems instead of using violence…

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    The meaning of the Civil Rights Movement was to establish equality for African Americans, and Blacks in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were two African American leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. They both instilled respect, pride, and religion into black community. Their leadership was to promise African Americans and Blacks through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments equality and justice. In addition to their leadership, Dr. King and Malcolm X were involved in…

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    many people to do good things in this world, you know that he is doing something really right. That's why Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes are so important to read and take to heart. They give you insight into what he believed, how he lived his life, and what made him such an amazing man that so many people in the world listened to - and still listen to. Martin Luther King, Jr. never gave up on living a life of strong morals and fighting for justice. Between the years of 1957 to 1968, he showed…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta Georgia .1 He was brought up in a middle-class family that held the tradition of Baptist ministry; as a youth, Martin Luther King Jr.’s father was a pastor for the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he taught the Christian faith and the sense of commitment to the black community.2 Hearing his father preach as a young boy about the faith of Jesus gave Martin Luther King Jr. exposure to publicly speaking. He learned early on how to encourage staying…

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    Martin Luther King Jr- Writing Style In the 1960s racism was a major issue among the blacks. For years the blacks were using many methods to fight for equality, and even though they were free by law- the race was still being mistreated by many. In August of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr used one of the greatest speeches of all time to influence people from all over to end slavery. In his speech Martin used many rhetoric devices to persuade his audience. Martin Luther King Jr’s writing style…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are well known African Americans who fought for what they believed in but in different methods. MLK (Martin Luther King), for example, used “weapons of love,” whereas Malcolm X used harsh realism and relied on doing things “by any means necessary.” However, violence is never an option in any situation, especially when trying to establish equality within a nation. Therefore, Malcolm X’s viewpoints to inspire change are not reasonable. To start, there are…

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    believe it to be for everyone. In the letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech Selma by Barack Obama, the progress of civil rights and effects of equality are explored. Martin Luther King Jr. lived through the heat of the civil rights movement, and was a major contributor to the movement. The letter was a response to everyone who questioned his methods, like breaking laws. Martin Luther King Jr. explores the idea of how an unjust law is no law at all, as he is accused…

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