Ralph Abernathy

Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He also organized the historical Montgomery bus boycott, which included Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott king. He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was born on March 11, 1926, in Linden, Alabama. He was the 10th of the 12-offspring’s born to Louivery Bell Abernathy and William l. Abernathy, a farmer and a deacon. After graduating from high school, Abernathy was drafted in the U.S. Army during World War II. During World War II he enlisted in the military as Ralph David, and rose to the rank of Platoon Sergeant before earning an honorable discharge…

Jim Zwerg is now seventy-seven years old and is now a retired minister. Even though he did not take any further action in the Civil Rights Movement, his efforts in the Freedom Rides presented a great deal of courage (Meet the Players, 2017). Ralph Abernathy was a major leader of the Civil Rights Movement and was a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. (Meet the Players, 2017). Abernathy died April 17th, 1990 at the age of sixty-four in Atlanta Georgia (Meet the Players, 2017). After Martin…

I’ve Been to the Mountaintop led to the eventual acceptance of African Americans in society. “I would even come up to the early thirties, and see a man grappling with the problems of the bankruptcy of his nation. And come with an eloquent cry that “we have nothing to fear but fear itself." But I wouldn't stop there.” The day before King was going give this famous speech, he and his fellow protesters led a march protesting low pay for black garbage men in Memphis. A rainstorm had come and gone…

Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous and respectable man when he was alive. He was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He gave many sermons and speeches in his day. On one very important day, 4 February 1968, he gave a sermon called “The Drum Major Instinct;” it was based off an adaptation of J. Wallace Hamilton’s “Drum-Major Instinct.” In King’s sermon, he explains what the drum major instinct is and why you need to be cautious with it. King believed that you shouldn’t use…

untamed, will resurface and cause ruin upon what had been achieved up to that point. Martin Luther King Jr’s letter about Birmingham was to explain that his action was not only right, it was necessary as he was concerned that there was injustice in Birmingham, and that should the injustice in Birmingham remain unresolved it would spread to and impact the rest of the world. To understand the letter, one must know from whence it came. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for holding a…

Great Speech Analysis “Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have 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…

The setting of this epic occurs between the past and the future where a hero from the past is sent by the Gods in order to complete a mission for a well-known figure in the future. The setting for this epic begins in 399 B.C.E in Athens, Greece, where Socrates, a man who considers himself a gadfly, is being accused of corrupting the youth, of inventing new deities, and of not recognizing the Gods. The second setting occurs in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 with a man named Martin Luther King Jr who…

Ones life is a result of the choices one makes. If oneself doesn’t enjoy ones life, its time to start making better choices. Freedom is a very powerful two syllable word. Freedom is the right to act, speak, think or believe as one wants. No restraints or judgement should come with freedom. Everyone is entitled to free belief. Believing in oneself, ones family, friends and neighbors, is very powerful. One out of every six Americans are mentally abused by words, and fifty percent of those…

Well known American Baptist minister and 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…

Words can be very manipulative and persuasive, if used right, they can be used to get people to feel different emotions and make people do things. But also, they can be used to make people do things that they might not have ever done without hearing that speaker say what they said to them. Rhetorical and literary devices are included when people are trying to persuade and manipulate people to more effectively change peoples minds. In certain situations, this can lead to really bad endings and…