Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

many people still did not want to change. It took a strong leader, a person who believed in peace and justice for blacks, and Martin Luther King Jr. was that man.

Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most famous civil rights activists in the history of the United States. He gave several important speeches and promoted non-violent protests. His most famous speech was “I Have A Dream”, around a quarter of a million patrons, black and white, attended this empowering speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The reason his speech was vastly successful in the movement against segregation and injustice was because of its repetitiveness.

When a group of people get together, with the same wants and needs, they become so motivated that they will not be stopped by anyone to change what must be changed. Throughout the mid 1800’s, to the mid 1900’s, black men and women, along with white women, were all struggling to change what they believed was wrong. While white women and African Americans both struggled to have equality with white men. Historic leaders like Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frederick Douglass, are only three people, but influenced an entire nation to help make a great changes.

Many activists had a great impact on our society. An activist is a person who campaigns for some kind of social change or someone who is actively involved in a political or social cause. Activists like Martin Luther king Jr, Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, and Helen Keller each had their own distinct goal on a social cause but they were all great activists who actively fought for their goal.Martin Luther King had his eyes set on the civil rights of african americans while so did Rosa Parks. Cesar Chavez fought for the immigrant workers and for better working conditions. Helen Keller was a very important person for the deaf and blind and she also was involved in the women’s rights movement. There were many important activists that had their eye set

August 28, 1963 (Eidenmuller) marked a very important day in history that had an impact not only on America, but the whole world. On this day, Martin Luther King Jr. presented his well known I Have a Dream speech that aimed to eliminate racism, inequality and discrimination. He strongly believed that one day people would put their differences aside and come together. So, what happened to that dream? Along with other equality initiative ideas, they rarely make it past the idea stages or end in the actual eradication result. It is clear to us that even after 51 years, our societies still struggle with accepting full equality. Within those 51 years we have made a mass amount of progress but, a common thought would be that after this long the issue should have been eradicated. Two essays that can be used as an example of proof that racial inequality still exists in our society are, Black Men in Public Spaces by Brent Staples and Who Shot Johnny? by Debra Dickerson. In these essays, both provide solid evidence to support their main goal with the use of different writing styles, tone, and rhetorical devices to display how African Americans are perceived and treated by society.

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The first is my bachelor’s degree, which I will complete in May 2016, when I graduate cum laude from University of Maryland University College with a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies. The second is a Master of Arts degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs.

This contender has acquired a second career with the United States Government and the current employment offers a promising future and stability. While serving in the military this graduate was able to attend to school however, due to job related issues the pursuit in achieving a bachelor’s degree was extremely challenging. After having that experience and engaging another chapter of professional growth, there is not a better opportunity to recommence with graduate school than now.

The United States has had countless influential leaders. Most of our praised leaders have risen in times of depression, and in eras when we lacked the ability to come together for ourselves. Dr. Martin Luther King was and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest leaders in American history for his public speaking skills that united millions during the civil rights movement. Born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia, Dr. King was raised in a family of prominent pastors. He later followed in his families’ footsteps and became the third member to become a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He followed his Father and grandfather by attending Morehouse College, which is a historically black university. He later attended Boston College where he received his doctorate degree and met his wife Coretta Scott who was his partner in his civil rights campaign.

Throughout history, countless individuals have broken the walls and boundaries set by his/her society. Martin Luther King Jr, Salvador Dali, Abraham Lincoln, Jack Kerouac, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mahatma Gandhi are just a handful of these rebels and change-seekers who have impacted societies and peoples worldwide. Whether it be art, social justice, or creative speech, each one of these individuals has established themselves through various outlets of action; and, have left their legacies weaved throughout the threads of this worlds history.

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People tend to separate themselves from iconic social leaders and glorify them for bringing about change within society. What those people fail to realize is that they are not much different from those activists. As Socrates believed, we as humans are all capable and obligated to think and ask questions. Those leaders were simply regular people who explored the belief system and mindset of those around them and challenged those beliefs in order to bring attention to the injustice in the world. Humans are indebted to think logically, defy social norms and grow confident in their beliefs in order to progress as a whole. People are often swayed by the opinions of others and that causes them to live passively and too dependently. This can be blamed

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