Martin Luther King Ive Been To The Mountaintop
Martin Luther King: "I've been to the mountaintop"
Biography
Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement, of which he was the voice He was an advocate of non-violent protest and direct action as methods of social change. King's challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. After his assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice.
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 15th January, 1929. After considering careers in medicine and law, he entered the ministry. …show more content…
It also required employers to provide equal employment opportunities.
King then concentrated on achieving a federal voting-rights law. In March 1965 he organized a protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The marchers were attacked by state troopers. After the attacks, Lyndon Johnson persuaded Congress to pass his Voting Rights Act. This legislation proposed to remove the right of states to impose restrictions on who could vote in elections. It was passed by a large majority.
King concentrated on helping those suffering from poverty. King realised that race and economic issues were closely connected and he began talking about the need to redistribute wealth.in 1966 he became a strong opponent of the Vietnam War. He then became involved in trade union struggles. In late 1967, King initiated a Poor People's Campaign designed to confront economic problems that had not been addressed by earlier civil rights reforms. The following year, while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, he delivered his final address "I've Been to the Mountaintop." The next day, 4 April 1968, King was …show more content…
In this conclusion, he seems to say that he knew that he would probably be murdered for his efforts. He first starts by comparing himself to moses and he then foretold his own death prior to the blacks' entry into the Promised land. The analogy between the African American population and the Old testament Hebrews is interesting, it is another one of his use of biblical imagery, which he often uses in his speeches. So basically, King compared himself to Moses standing on the mountaintop looking over the Promised land. He knew that he would not cross over, but that his people would. So this conclusion is remembered because King foreshadowed what was about to happen to him on the very next day of the speech, when he was murdered. He basically says that his job is done, he has achieved the journey to the promised land, and now he can rest in
Biography
Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement, of which he was the voice He was an advocate of non-violent protest and direct action as methods of social change. King's challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. After his assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice.
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 15th January, 1929. After considering careers in medicine and law, he entered the ministry. …show more content…
It also required employers to provide equal employment opportunities.
King then concentrated on achieving a federal voting-rights law. In March 1965 he organized a protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The marchers were attacked by state troopers. After the attacks, Lyndon Johnson persuaded Congress to pass his Voting Rights Act. This legislation proposed to remove the right of states to impose restrictions on who could vote in elections. It was passed by a large majority.
King concentrated on helping those suffering from poverty. King realised that race and economic issues were closely connected and he began talking about the need to redistribute wealth.in 1966 he became a strong opponent of the Vietnam War. He then became involved in trade union struggles. In late 1967, King initiated a Poor People's Campaign designed to confront economic problems that had not been addressed by earlier civil rights reforms. The following year, while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, he delivered his final address "I've Been to the Mountaintop." The next day, 4 April 1968, King was …show more content…
In this conclusion, he seems to say that he knew that he would probably be murdered for his efforts. He first starts by comparing himself to moses and he then foretold his own death prior to the blacks' entry into the Promised land. The analogy between the African American population and the Old testament Hebrews is interesting, it is another one of his use of biblical imagery, which he often uses in his speeches. So basically, King compared himself to Moses standing on the mountaintop looking over the Promised land. He knew that he would not cross over, but that his people would. So this conclusion is remembered because King foreshadowed what was about to happen to him on the very next day of the speech, when he was murdered. He basically says that his job is done, he has achieved the journey to the promised land, and now he can rest in