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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: An Analysis

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“Everybody can be great ... because anybody can serve. You don 't have to have a college degree to serve. You don 't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” A quote such as that came from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and it is obvious he truly believed that to be evident. During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December, 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. (The King Center, 2014) Dr. King was a minister, civil rights leader and advocate for peace and change all over …show more content…

The Supreme Court ruled segregated seating on public buses unconstitutional in November 1956. By that time, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr organized a nonviolent resistance. Dr. King was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and African American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights, Bayard Rustin. Because of his great influence with his protests, he became the target of white supremacist who longed for his demise and a stop to Blacks standing up and making a difference. Martin’s house was firebombed in January 1957 by those hate-fueled groups. But despite the adversity he encountered, he never gave up his dream of a better nation filled with brotherhood, love and …show more content…

King’s most famous act occurred. This was the day of the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. The march, which became a key moment in the growing struggle for civil rights in the United States, culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, an inspiring call for racial justice and equality. This iconic rally was the largest ever seen in the US, it drew between 200,000 and 300,000 police and participants, to whom King delivered his famous (The Christian Science Monitor, 2012). In 1965, 2 years after the March on Washington, Dr. King and several other civil rights leaders organized a series ofmarches in Selma, Alabama to the Montgomery, Alabama to fight for voting rights for

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, among other landmark legislation, were direct results of the activism and advocacy led by Dr. King and his contemporaries. These laws aimed to dismantle systemic racism and uphold the principles of the social contract by guaranteeing equal rights and protections for all citizens. However, it is important to acknowledge that Dr. King's work was not without challenges and opposition. He faced significant resistance, threats, and violence throughout his life.

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Martin Luther King Jr. inexplicably opened the eyes of Americans across the nation with his role in the movement and his use of resonating imagery, excellent emotional appeal, powerful voice, and evocation of logic in his “I Have a Dream” speech. With such an enthralling rhetoric he gained a vast amount of support and exponentially increased the pride in standing up for what’s righteous and just. Exemplifying the throes of being a colored person, King evoked sympathy whilst simultaneously applying the valid logic that no human should be subjected to lesser standards. His rhetoric wholly changed American history that day and thus conveyed his ability to maintain equanimity throughout all of the

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Throughout this course as a class we have covered many topics such as Freedom, War, Religion and Happiness to name a few. When you 're learning about different events that have happened you gain a better understanding of what has happen to make the world we live in today what it is, there is good things that has shaped the United States but there is also some bad things that has happen in the past the has shaped the kind of world we live in today. Throughout this paper there is two articles that really peaked my interest the First one is called Letter from Birmingham Jail By Martin Luther King Jr. in the letter he is standing up for what he believes in even when nobody else does. Martin Luther King Jr. stated in this letter what was happening

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On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr gave us one of one of the most rhetorically moving speeches ever given. Titled as the “I Have a Dream Speech,” he read this speech to the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom”. As a civil right mover he gave this great speech to all Americans (black and white) so that he could give off the idea of equality on the same level. Because of his crowd of mix races King made sure to make his speech imploring to all no matter what the race that they may be. He uses metaphorical imagery, powerful diction,and symbolism to create an impact on the audience.

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