Martin Luther King attended segregated schools as a child‚ but was exceptionally smart and was able to attend Morehouse College at the age of 15. Although his primary studies were law and medicine‚ King decided to follow his religious call and become a minister as well. In 1953 King graduated with his doctorate in Systematic Theology and married Coretta Scott. King settled down in Montgomery Alabama and became a father of four as well
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approaches to put forward his ideas in changing the rights for all African Americans‚ as there was still struggle for equality. On 28th August 1963‚ during a march from Washington Monument to Lincoln Memorial‚ where many fought for jobs and freedom‚ Martin Luther King delivered a public speech‚ “I have a Dream”. It was addressed to 250‚000 civil rights supporters‚ in the hope of ending complete racism in the whole of the United States and to create a law against discrimination. It was exceedingly successful
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most well-known and famous speeches on August 28‚ 1963. Black Americans were protesting because segregation at this time was at its all time peak. Two hundred-fifty thousand people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to witness this historical act‚ which was a turning point in the fight for racial equality. This speech was important during this time‚ not only to the black community‚ but also civil rights activists around
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Martin Luther King Jr explains the definitions to distinguish between unfair and fair laws. The author writes that a fair law conforms to the “moral law or the law of god” (King‚ par. 16). He describes that an unfair law is “out of harmony with the moral” (King‚ par. 16). King points out that the fair law can “uplifts human personality”‚ but the unfair law can “degrades human personality” (par.16). He states that‚ when a majority forces a minority to follow a law that does not apply itself‚ then
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services today because Ebenezer is now a part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Ebenezer is supported by the National Park Service‚ and there is no cost of admission to enter the facility. It is amazing that the church is open to the public to view and learn about the cultural and political importance
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Jose Rizal and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Jose Rizal and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. are both great men known for their dignity and love of country. Through comparison‚ Jose Rizal was proponent of institutional reforms through his writings‚ while Martin Luther King‚ Jr. used his charismatic personality through orations and sermons to cry out the need for change. Both of them used peaceful means instead of violent revolutions to attain their heroic purpose. Through Rizal’s perspective‚ during
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helped society take that big step in the past‚ but in order to continue to see change we must continue to make the change. In Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “Beyond Vietnam- A Time to Break Silence‚” he asserts that the Vietnam War is immoral and has negative implications not only for the United States and Vietnam‚ but also the rest of the world. Dr. Martin Luther King brought the Vietnam War in relation to the Poverty Program of the government. The program gave the black population hope to improve
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“Power of One” and Dr. King’s contribution to civil rights. But‚ to make this more apparent‚ we must cover Dr‚ King’s life. Taking his first breath 84 years ago‚ Dr. King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929 in the arid city of Atlanta. Originally named Michael King Jr.‚ he became the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Just like any student at our school‚ Dr. King’s
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I Have A Dream On August 28‚ 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ gave a speech titled‚ “I Have a Dream.” The very title of his speech‚ “I Have a Dream” was probably taken from his true desire‚ which is present throughout his speech. “I have a dream that one day the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”(531) The next verses of King’s speech repeated the words‚ “I have a dream‚” which
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Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were important figures in Civil Rights and race equality‚ and both were active in the same time era. However‚ despite advocating for the same idea (rights for African Americans)‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had very different ideas on how exactly they would try to establish their ideas and expand their base of followers/supporters. This paper is to define their differences and similarities‚ while providing some background into both Malcolm X’s and
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