Martin Luther

Ever since the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, in 1954, Martin Luther King strived for one main goal, racial equality. The movement he began stretched over the course of 13 years. His prolonged perseverance helped America lessen the amount of segregation and discrimination occurring. After 14 consecutive years of strenuous work and endless accomplishments, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 by James Earl Ray. This implemented a large shock for the American…

Martin Luther King Jr. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. impacted the world without violence; he used speeches, marches, and protests to grab attention from the press and the country. King was famous for his non-violent fight for everyone to be treated equally. Martin Luther King Jr. had a large impact in the United States and influenced others in foreign countries. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood…

Martin Luther King Jr., born on January 15th of 1929, played a huge huge roll in U.S. history. Today, his story of resistance continues to be told in thousands of schools around the country. Known as “The father of the Civil Rights movement,” giving over 300 speeches and receiving hundreds of awards in his lifetime, he made a great mark on this world. Unlike most others in the 1960s . King believed in peace, justice, and equality. If we had A man like King in today's society, would it have the…

Baptist Minister and Activist, Martin Luther King Jr., gathered over 250,000 Americans on August 28th, 1963, to voice his concern about Civil Rights. By making use of appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos, as well as literary devices, King successfully directs to his audience, enlightening them about the issues African Americans go through, and righteously making a statement on how every human being deserves to be treated equally. This speech paved the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to become an…

“Letters from Birmingham Jail” was written by Martin Luther King Jr. while he was in jail. It was written in response to eight fellow clergymen, who criticized his non-violent protests in Birmingham, Alabama calling them “unwise and untimely”. In his letter, Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to clarify his actions and have the clergymen understand why he did such things. Martin Luther King Jr. uses rationale, morals, and emotion to persuade his fellow clergymen and the “white moderate” why civil…

“Our lives began to end the day we come to silent about things that matter.”- Martin Luther King Jr. He meant that someone needed to speak up and not stay silent because nothing would've changed anything if he wasn’t there to change the equality. He was arrested. he did peaceful protests and wanted African Americans - and all people - to have equality. He made sacrifices so that others would have equality. He made a change to all the African Americans lives because without that change nothing…

Martin Luther King was a well-known civil rights leader. Despite being arrested on several occasions, he did not let a prison cell keep his influential words locked up. One of his most notable works includes “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It was a response to the Alabama clergymen who accused him of being an outsider and had no credentials to be a part of the Birmingham community. King, however, countered all of their demeaning arguments and emphasized that he was peacefully fighting for…

freedom is why the nation was even started. Even though that's true, people have been demanding freedom for all of history. Freedom is a right for everybody and it should not have to be demanded. Luisa Valenzuela’s “The Censors”, “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King jr, and “Persepolis 2” written by Marjane Satrapi are all examples of the struggle for freedom. Valenzuela’s “The Censors” tells about how the government took away freedom of speech. Nobody should have to be scared to send a…

He is brave, courageous, and the first one who stood up for the blacks’ rights, Martin Luther King Jr. When he gave his speech, I have a dream, in 1863, he was trying to showcase that he wanted black and white children to hold hands and walk together. Moreover, he wanted both black and white to be treated equally. This speech was very famous and it brought attention to the Civil Rights Movement which had been going on for several years. What he wanted when he said “I have a dream” is for there…

need some sort of leadership, and some believe that freedom brings only opportunities to show how great some people truly are. These two contrasting views on freedom are explained through the philosophical texts and views of Martin Luther King Jr and Thomas Hobbes. Martin Luther King Jr enlightened the entire world with his views in Love, Law and Civil Disobedience and Thomas Hobbes showed the world a new side of political philosophy with his work in Leviathan. In both of these works one can see…