Robertin Luther King Jfk Research Paper

The great minds of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy are reflected in our culture and their work. We see it in pop culture and politics, but most prominently in their letters and speeches. These letters and speeches include King’s I Have a Dream speech, King’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail, and Kennedy’s Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.. All of these have been very influential during the civil rights movement and may have even changed the tides. King was born on January 29th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. A Christian preacher raised him. His religion gave him the moral base that would lead him and many others during the civil rights movement. He is known for Letter from a Birmingham Jail, and the I Have a Dream

He is most notably known for his remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.. Both Kennedy and King were moving in their writings because they could create analogies, use parallel structures, and include strong emotions. King has created and used many powerful analogies, best of which are seen in his Letter From a Birmingham Jail. “Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their “thus said the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my home town” (King, Para. 3. Then, the sand is sanded. The analogy in this quote is the comparison of himself, a pastor preaching the concept of equality for all, to the prophets and apostles, who spread the word of Christ. This comparison is a great analogy because it compares a small-town preacher turned large freedom speaker to those who left their villages to spread the word of Christ. This comparison makes his work seem much larger and more influential than it is, and it greatly encourages others to follow the same path because of their similar

I have a dream today. I have a dream.” (King, Para. 21-25) Kennedy best utilizes parallel structure at the end of his remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. speech. “Let us dedicate ourselves. Let us dedicate ourselves”. Kennedy, Para. -. 11-12) King’s I Have a Dream speech is one of the most influential speeches ever made, partly due to the parallel structure we can read and hear. King for 4 paragraphs states “I have a dream” at the beginning. This creates a parallel structure by generating a pattern and emphasizing the concept of his dream of freedom and equality. This makes his work more persuasive because it emphasizes the emotional weight it has on him. Kennedy’s remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. brought light to an issue many white Americans chose to ignore. His speech is part of the reason that the civil rights movement grew so much after King’s death. At the end of his speech, he repeated “Let us dedicate ourselves to God”. This creates a parallel structure through repetition/rhythm. This particular parallel structure told Americans to think about more than themselves and expand their horizons. King used emotion and power in his speeches to make others feel the same way he did. King used emotion to create vivid imagery (this ties into the other points I have made). We see this emotion in his analogies, in particular, one found in his Letter From a Birmingham Jail. “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt