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every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's the question.” In 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee,, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his final most passionate and moving speech of all times. The date was April 3, 1986. I’ve Been to the Mountaintop was given by Martin Luther King Jr. the day before his assassination. In the 1960s,…

southern borders. While growing up I didn't think much about how much impact the south has had on my lifestyle. However, I have picked up a lot of traits and ideas that have crept up on me during the twenty years of living in the surrounding areas of Memphis. I have picked up a few southern words that would make people in the North question my ability to speak proper English. Common words would be the excessive usage of ya'll and aint that would drive northerners crazy hearing. However, I try to…

prospered during Reconstruction, rapidly achieving a political and economic independence that was all too rare among African Americans in the post emancipation South.”2 Ida’s parents were very lucky to have had the opportunities that they had. While in Memphis, Wells accomplished many incredible things. According to Bay, “Indeed, more than anything, it was her political commitments that combined with her energy and determination to launch her extraordinary career.” Wells was very committed…

When the blues was first produced, it was grown out of a tradition of sorrow songs from the slavery period; songs that spoke about the African American soul during conflicting times. Several writers have identified the blues as a multifaceted concept that can be defined through the lens of the traditional, black conservative politics; the white liberal ideology; and through the secularization of the traditional religious ideology. The blues created an era when African American could air their…

[Name of the Writer] [Name of the Instructor] [Subject] [Date] Malcolm/Martin Debate Position Paper The starting point was when both the influential speakers realized that Black Americans were not given equal rights and opportunities and they teamed up for their rights. The two influential and strong political leaders with huge followership argued about their religious as well as social viewpoints. Malcolm X claimed to be a Muslim leader according to his religious views, but he was not in the…

When people believe something is wrong, they will usually complain about it but it takes a special kind of person to effectively stand up for what they believe in. When people stand up for what they believe in, in a provocative way we call it radical. Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were two very important people who stood up for what they believed in and they did so in powerful ways. They both addressed their problems in similar ways by writing letters in order to get their…

an opportunity to make America a better nation. And I want to thank God, once more, for allowing me to be here with you” (I’ve Been to the Mountaintop). Many are not familiar with this speech. It was given April 3rd, 1968 in the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Being his last vocalization, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech to a large audience for the cause of racial equality. “Rev. King also spoke for the city’s sanitation workers who were on strike at the time protesting poor…

20th Century America. The blues commenced in the deep south like Delta Mississippi, known as the land where blues had began. Beale Street in Memphis known as the home of the blues. Afro Americans in the south who were alienated and mistreated, wrote…

United States during its time frame. I believe the opening of Stax records was a blessing in the time of economic hardship for African Americans who needed to care for their family’s. Stax was the most successful record label ever to come out of Memphis, Tennessee. It was one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time! It was second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in down home jazz, soul and blues. The…

6 hours earlier... My friends and I are just having a good time at the bar in downtown Memphis. They are drinking beer discussing about the economic inequality in America. So I ask Chad, “Why are there people lying in the street with nothing to their names, and then people living in huge mansions down the street? That…