Southern Christian Leadership Conference

As we all grew up learning Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential people in American history. He paved the way for not only African Americans but everyday people all over the US. Martin Luther King Jr. was just an everyday man who wanted everyone to be treated equal no matter their race, color, or beliefs. He thought that neither man nor woman should be judged by the color of their skin but the quality of their character and what they had to offer to society. If it wasn’t for…

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the second child of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter. At the age of three her parents marriage ended and she and her older brother Bailey ( who was 5 at the time ) was sent to live with their father’s mother, Annie Henderson in Stamps,Arkansas. Angelou’s grandmother Annie was the child of freed slaves and also became the leader of the black community in Stamps. She was the owner of the only…

"wait" by eight white religious leaders of the Southern states. In response to their concern over the non-violent demonstration led by Dr. King, he writes a long letter about the direct action, disappointments, injustices and concerns of…

Jr. uses ethical appeals, logical appeals and appeals to emotion to represent his aspiration for racial equality and justice. The letter was written to various clergymen who previously written an open letter to disapprove the actions of SCLC (Southern Christian…

succeeded in influencing leaders such as Martin Luther King Junior (Haskins 77). Rustin, while a less well-known figure compared to King, was the one who advised King about using nonviolence and influenced King’s actions regarding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Haskins 100). King, inspired by the marches in Rustin’s community as well as his ideology, asked Rustin to lead the organization of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famed “I Have a Dream” speech. Rustin…

Also, King pontificated claims that his protest are extreme. King opened up this letter with a clear intent to validate his authority among his fellow clergyman. “I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state with…

On a sweltering summer day in the City of Atlanta or the “ATL” as it is affectionately known today, I visited my best friend while he visited his father for the summer. That day I remember vividly because as soon as we stepped outside of the airport to take the “MARTA” train, I began to sweat profusely. Anyone that has been to Atlanta during the summer knows it is incredibly humid there. A week earlier I had seen my friend, and we planned out what we were going to do that week I visited. I knew…

complied with his integral values, which in turn made our country rightfully desegregated today. The issues presented by Stephen L. Carter, “that we as a nation too often lack integrity, which might be described, in a loose and colloquial way, as the courage of one’s convictions” (180), would be resolved by using a similar mindset to that of King’s. The activist’s adversaries frowned upon any change in the system, making it hard to reach equality. The negotiation attempts left empty promises…

Maya Angelou A bird takes off from a nest and flies through the sky, eventually landing on a telephone wire. From there she sits all day, but does not sing. She does not sing because she is hurt, she is in pain, but through courage and rehabilitation she learns to sing the most beautiful song. This describes the story of Maya Angelou. As a child Maya was abused and lost her confidence to speak or sing(in reference to the bird analogy) But over the many years of her life, she used her…

They were close friends and Maya and others helped him by gathering whatever resources he needed, during the Civil Rights Movement. King requested that she should work, or serve as Northern Coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Within the SCLC, there was a play or live show called the “Carabet of Freedom.” She worked as the writer for the show, but after Bayard Rustin saw how good she was, he asked her to replace him and take over his job as co-producer…