Martin Luther King philosophy was the best for America in the 1960s. In the 1960s there was a great civil rights. Two leaders emerge, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Both man wanted the same thing, however they had different approaches to reach their goals. In this paper, I’m going to show that Martin Luther King philosophy was better in the 1960s because his power on nonviolence, his strong leadership and fight for equal rights.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who campaigned against social injustice across the country by protesting for equal rights for African Americans. Dr. King used a form of nonviolent protest to emphasize his message of equality to the white community, and by doing so inspired the black community to follow his lead. The group of men who wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. were eight religious individuals who were called clergymen, that disagreed with the civil rights movement. While Dr. King was in jail they wrote a letter, that stated the peaceful protests were ineffective, caused problems in Birmingham , and was poorly timed to go forward with protesting. Dr. King responded to the clergymen while he was incarcerated
Muhammed, Samuel Feb 1,2018 MLK was a African minister to stop the white people from thinking that they are the best but we are all equal and have the same things that you have. His life: MLK was born at the Atlanta Georgia hospital in Jan 15,1929.When he was born he was with his maternal grandparents in a large house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. He was the second of the three childs and was named after his father. Then as he grew up he went to a school called Howard Elementary school for sixteen years. Then at the age of fifteen he to Morehouse college for four years and graduated college at the age of nineteen and finished in the year of 1948.
¨We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.¨ This is a quote from Jesse Owens, who in order to make his dreams come true of becoming an Olympic Gold medalist he had to dedicate his time and effort in order to reach his goal. Jesse Owens was a dreamer who faced all obstacles and challenges in order to turn his dreams into realities. In the Summer Games of 1936, Owens broke the color barrier and showed that it did not matter what race you were, what really mattered, was all the hard work and dedication you put into accomplishing your dreams. Jesse Owens was an important figure in American History, because he showed that color didn’t make any
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, otherwise known as Mahatma Gandhi, made a huge impact in South Africa by leading the country to the end of racial segregation. He risked many things including his life along the journey, came up with new rebellious strategies, and more which made him the historic hero as he is known as today. Gandhi was a major part in the movement against racial segregation from Great Britain in South Africa in the late 1800’s. As he was a non-violent person, he was known for the creation of “civil disobedience”. It began with the little things, the minor laws.
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little (1925-1965) was a well known human rights activist. Malcolm’s autobiography outlines events in his life that contributed to his spiritual conversion and philosophical views on black pride and black nationalism. The autobiography begins with Malcolm’s childhood and continues on into his adulthood, highlighting specific events that ultimately started him on the long road to becoming a well known and respected human rights activist. During his childhood, Malcolm was subjected to many acts of racism, and although not all acts were of a negative manor, Malcolm had to learn to navigate the conflicts that were created by living in a society racist against blacks.
Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws, but in a peaceful form of political protests. Martin Luther King Jr. is the best example of a form of civil disobedience for the Civil rights Movement and many more through the late 1950s to the late 1960s. ‘’Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protest, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience.’’ Born Tuesday, January 15, 1929 at the family home in Atlanta, Georgia, King was the first son and second child to the parents of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams. He was originally born with the name Michael but later, with his father, they both changed their names to Martin due to honoring a great protestant reformer.
Nelson Mandela a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist once said, “No one is born hating another person because of the COLOR of HIS SKIN or his background or his religion. People LEARN to HATE and if they can learn to hate, they can be TAUGHT to LOVE for love comes more naturally to human heart than its opposite.” No one should have to go through being treated repulsively and not respected because of the color of their skin, religion, or background. In the 1930s it was hard for Native-Americans to not get into trouble with the law because the whites made them work for them. Just like Tom Robinson, African-Americans were blamed for crimes they didn’t commit.
Nelson Mandela took a stand in history by secretly fighting apartheid and encouraging racial equality throughout all of South Africa. Apartheid is a type of government that rates people on their skin color and birthplace. Apartheid is also another form of segregation. The highest and most powerful people were the whites.
For example, in Martin Luther King, Jr's “ I Have a Dream,” he mentioned “ I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood,” which shows that there are people who do believe that equality is possible. But there are people who are convincing enough to also prove that equality can’t be achieved.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” standing up is an important thing in our lives that everyone should do. First, everyone should be standing up for what they believe in no matter what the case is. Bullying, bullying is something people do many times, and many people see it happening but do not say anything about it. We should stand up for everyone no matter what the case is, whether you know them or not, because you do not know how they feel or what they are thinking about.
Nelson Mandela 1. The speech is in the plural ‘We’ and not in the first person. This maybe because both he and De Klerk both won the prize or because he accepted on behalf of the nation as De Klerk had his own speech.
Mandela emphasized that the major problem regarding the liberation movement was unity, something he spent much time practicing on Robben Island. The secluded prisoners valued news and education. “Newspapers,” wrote Mandela, “were more valuable to political prisoners than gold or diamonds, more hungered for than food or tobacco; they were the most precious contraband on Robben Island.” They fought continually for the right to have newspapers and, when refused, arranged for copies to be smuggled. They scoured over newspapers leftover by the warders.
Research Question-How did Gandhi influence the philosophy of African freedom fighter,Nelson Mandela,in respect to South Africa’s fight for freedom Table Of Contents 1.An Introduction To Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi And Rolihlahla (Nelson) Mandela 1.1 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1.2 Rolihlahla (Nelson) Mandela 2.Gandhi 's Philosophy Of Satyagraha 3.Gandhi’s influence on Nelson Mandela 4.Nelson Mandela’s Complex Relationship With Non-violence Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi more popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi,Mahatma meaning Good soul. He was born in Porbandar,Gujarat, India on October 2, 1869.He was born into a wealthy caste with his father being the minister of Porbandar. His mother was a devoted practitioner of Vaishnavism (worship of the Hindu god Vishnu), influenced by Jainism, an ascetic religion governed by tenets of self-discipline and nonviolence. When Gandhi was 18 he went to London to study law at one of the four law schools in the city,
Nelson Mandela was an extraordinary man, known for his big fight with apartheid. Apartheid was a problem in South Africa, which separated black and white Africans. Mandela was one of the many people who spoke out against it. He made it so people in South Africa can live a better life without distress. Nelson has shown over the years that he has great qualities of leadership.
