Analysis Of 'Bystander' By Dr. Martin Luther King

After Being Dragged out of their homeland, brought to an unknown country, and forced to be slaves, African-Americans saw a road trip to equality through the eyes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Even after being emancipated from slaves to citizens, African-Americans were not ready to wage the battle against segregation alone. The weight which African Americans carried on their back, was lightened when they began to see what Martin Luther King, Jr. brought to the table against segregation. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the single most important African-American leader of the Civil Rights Movement and was responsible for dramatically improving the chance of equality for African-Americans. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the key individual, which helped

The 1960’s was the peak of the nonviolent civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Junior. MLK Jr. traveled all along the South fighting against racial discrimination and equality between all races. MLK Jr uses sit ins, protests, demonstrations and marches to fight for his cause; he always stayed nonviolent even when there were police and white supremacists using violence against him. During one of his marches in Alabama, MLK Jr. was arrested, not for the first time. While in jail, MLK Jr. took the time to respond to a letter written to him by eight different religious leaders. Even though some people may argue that Martin Luther King Junior’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is not radical, his letter is radical because he refuses to conform to the world’s expectations and he expects the same from the religious leaders whom he is replying to.

In Martin Luther King’s Jr essay “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to establish his argument. First, let’s establish what all these means to the reader. Ethos gives the writer credibility, Logos is establish to the reader at what is logical, and Pathos is established with sympathy. When you think of Justice for all, we tend to think of your constitutional rights for all walks of life. But King is saying that this is not the case for the African American race back in early history. Some may think that King was only fighting the rights of the African American people, but the truth of the matter, he was fighting for all walks of life.

Desegregation is something that many different people over many years had to fight long and hard for, and Martin Luther King Jr. was one of them. King, the author of “Letters from Birmingham Jail”, was an ordained Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in theology from Boston University. He was an activist for racial equality and led many protest for desegregation. in the mid 1950’s and in the 1960’s. The letter, was composed while he and hundreds of other demonstrators were imprisoned for protesting against the treatment of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. It was written in response to eight of his fellow clergyman who questioned King’s methods of protesting while at the same time supporting the final outcome. Throughout the letter, King brings light to many serious ethical problems in America. One in particular, is a major cause of the Civil Rights Movement and is still present in part today: racial intolerance. Martin Luther King Jr. uses several literary elements such as different forms of persuasion, tone and extrinsic proofs to accurately handle the ethical problem of intolerance that African Americans were forced to face on a daily basis.

From the Apostle Paul to Martin Buber: Martin Luther King's use of Historical and Religious Figures in his Letter From Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King Jr. had meant a lot of things by saying this but my take on it is that this quote is about loyalty, and having people who are willing to fight for you. The words in this quote mean something, as to be influential in who you decide to associate yourself with, as if you mess up you will have more enemies than true friends. True friends will be there to fight and protect you, even if you don’t need help, and most expect that you would do the same for them. Enemies may say words that upset you in the moment but if you really think about it, the true killers are the fake friends, the ones who wouldn’t stand up for you, the ones who are only using you to gain something for themselves. Fake friends wouldn’t fight for you, figuratively

There were many people throughout the history of the United States that helped to get equality for African Americans; however, one man's voice moved an entire race. That one man is Martin Luther King, Jr. He has a way of making you listen when he speaks and of making you understand his ideas. Many people did listen and he motivated a whole race of people to strive with him on his quest for equality. The events in his life from early life, civil rights, and later life led him to be one of the most powerful people in the movement towards civil rights.

Not all children are born into the perfect situation, some children are born into a drug oriented and gang related family. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” This a powerful quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. how we can benefit a student’s life. The Giving Children a Mulligan in Life interest group would be a locally funded group in Atlanta which would teach life lessons through the game of golf in a fun and interactive way. “Giving Children a Mulligan in Life” would help with the record high levels of dropouts in this city. Certainly with Atlanta having one of the highest dropout rates in not just Georgia, but in United States at 59.1% with an 8% rise in the last two years reported by the Georgia’s Department of Education (2014) is more than enough of a reason for this group to exist.

This quote means to me that Martin Luther King Jr. longs for a day when the “black” community won’t automatically be considered a bad person because of their skin color but for when his race will be judged upon their character. He wants his community to be judged by how they act or how kind or considerate they are. The quote to me is really sad because America as a whole was at an all time low when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech because they claimed that everyone was free but then started segregating the “black” community. The quote should bring reevaluation to people’s lives who are againsting “black” people being equal in the community. Martin Luther King Jr. hopes that his kids will grow up being judged by the way they behave and

People do not acknowledge the struggles that African Americans had to endure for them to be treated equally, the way a true American is supposed to be treated. One of the ways they were not treated equally was by not being able to participate in sports with whites. From the beginning of our nation, colored people were highly disrespected and treated as if they were some type of animals, which have no say in what happens to them. They were not given any opportunities and were treated harshly because their skin color was different. Whites were able to practically do anything they wanted, unlike blacks, who were racially discriminated or beaten for no apparent reason. African Americans were among the worst treated races in the US; however,

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who fought for the equality of African-Americans and victims of injustice. His leadership was instrumental in ending the legal segregation of African-Americans in the United States. One of his famous quotes: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” was delivered during the 1967 Steeler Lecture. This is one of the five orations in the “Trumpet of Conscience” which encompasses distinct themes about issues on inequality, mobilization of young people, nonviolence, and social change. This quote was a call to action for bystanders to start supporting the movement to end segregation. Nothing happens when people stand by passively.

1. In paragraph 4 Martin Luther King mentions several claims that form his argument. Those claims being “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere… Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere in this country.” (King) He supports this throughout explaining how as a nation, it should be united not divided. Amalgamated not segregated because from only there, can a nation evolve.

The clergy viewed Martin Luther King, Jr. as an outsider that has come to Birmingham instigate and lead destructive demonstrations that were taking place in the Birmingham community at that time. Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr. should be a peer or someone of equal status because of their positions in the church within the community, the clergy men have opposing views of ways to resolve issues of segregation from Martin Luther King, Jr. that steer their point of view of Martin Luther King, Jr. from a religious, like-minded leader to antagonist inciting hatred and violence.

Martin Luther King’s policy of peaceful protest was important because it led to public sympathy of the way black Americans were treated by white Americans an example of this would be the Birmingham campaign (1963), Kennedy said he was sickened by the images of violence and the soviet media used 1/5 of their time to broadcast on it. Other campaigns that where peaceful and effective which were set up or supported by king include The Selma campaign, Montgomery Bus Boycott, the march on Washington, the Birmingham campaign, king supported freedom rides. Some campaigns failed through peaceful protest such as the Albany movement as Laurie Pritchett stopped media attention by treating the protestors with respect. Kings policy of peaceful protest

There is reason beyond doubt that Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life trying to restore lives of African-American people in the states. With the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest presidents, soaring behind him, King used the rhetorical talents he had picked up as a Baptist preacher to elaborate how a “Negro is still not free. This speech was a passionate expressive discourse, counterfeited out of the language and essence of democracy. He told of the struggle ahead, emphasizing the importance of persistent action and peaceful protest. He stated that;