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    On August 28‚ 1963 Martin Luther King delivered his speech to all of America. Martin Luther’s opening line to his speech was‚ "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." In Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech "I Have a dream"‚ he uses all three of these forms of rhetoric in order to persuade to his audience that racism and segregation is not the plan for the future of America.             As he delivered

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    two great leaders to make a difference; Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Dr. King used religious background to influence his campaign in civil disobedience influenced by Gandhi’s methods of nonviolence. Whereas Malcolm X wanted to completely split from the white America altogether with the black panther party. However‚ MLK proved to be more appealing through his use of pathos and logos to convey universal togetherness along with non-violent protesting. Martin Luther king‚ a black minister from

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    The Civil rights movement of the 1950’s was a very significant part of history for the African American community and the rest of America in that it paved the way for future Civil Rights gains. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s impacted the African American community tremendously throughout its brave leaders‚ organizations‚ and table turning tactics. The civil rights movement could never have succeeded the way it did without the help of some of its very brave leaders like Martin Luther King

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    Nyria Madison 11-12-12 Word count 553 Response Paper 3 Malcolm x and Martin Luther King Jr. are both powerful leaders. Malcolm X believed in violence and Martin Luther King believed in nonviolence. These two leader shared belief and hopes but they also had their differences. Malcolm X was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska on May 19‚ 1925. Malcolm did not believe in nonviolence or advocate integration. (Harold 610) He attracted black people’s attention and was eloquent‚ passionate

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    Martin Luther King Jr’s ”The Ways of Meeting Oppression” is a division and classification essay in which King explains the ways in which oppressed people meet oppression. He states that‚ historically‚ oppressed people have responded to their oppression in negative ways either resulting in their total destruction or prolonging their oppression. King challenges the oppressed Negro to meet oppression positively and effectively. In the essay‚ he examines the three characteristics ways of meeting oppression

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    the content of the character” -Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only spoke with a purpose but also with a unique style. He was a very respected motivational leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Throughout his life he motivated a lot of people to do what is right and to make a change. He treated everyone with respect and his unique personality consisted of every good characteristic of a great outspoken leader. Martin Luther King Jr. made an enormous impact on society

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    The theme behind Dr. Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement was to show that‚ you have to go out and work hard to fight for what you believe is right and by fight I don’t necessarily mean literally‚ because Dr. King made sure that he kept his movement nonviolent‚ but fight as in push through any and all obstacles that may get in your way. Dr. King showed me that although there may be some doubters‚ as long as you

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    Inspiration "I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we‚ as a people‚ will get to the promised land." (King). After the Civil War the thirteenth amendment was passed abolishing slavery. However‚ many still saw Black people as “second-class citizens.” “Segregation: the practice or policy of keeping people of different races‚ religions‚ etc.‚ separate from each other‚” (Webster). Also known as the “Black Codes‚” the Jim Crow laws were passed

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    Martin Luther King JR. and Abraham Lincoln were heros for the blacks and slaves and will go down in history .Both are very known for addressing the racism of the United States Of America . Both of these men protested and spoke about racism‚ Martin Luther King JR. fought for blacks to be equal with whites and other races and Abraham Lincoln talked for slaves to be freed from the union and their slave owners . They both wanted to succeed in very similar goals to help blacks and slaves. Martin

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    Inquiry Question: Who had a more civil approach? What are the differences between them based on their approaches? Whose approaches led to less controversy? Courage‚ leadership‚ open-mindedness and hard-working. These qualities describe what it means to be a civil rights activist. A civil rights activist is a hero that dedicates themselves to fighting for equality for groups of people. Without them‚ there would still be a lot of controversy and inequality in the world. In the eyes of many people

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