Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ronald Reagan: Servant Leaders “If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.” – Ronald Reagan “The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But, the Good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both men were correct in these statements and both had strong convictions to do the right thing. President Ronald Regan and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were each known for their ability to use their words to express their feelings and to serve those who depended on them in a time when strong leadership was not only expected, but also …show more content…
He met his second wife, Nancy Davis, in 1950 and married her on March 4, 1952. It was his time spent in Hollywood that Reagan’s political views moved from liberal to conservative, which led to his election as Governor of the State of California in 1966. He later won the United States Presidential nomination in 1980 (Ronald Reagan, The White House, n.d.). Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929 as the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He, like Reagan, was born in a rural area and grew up in a faith-filled family with a legacy of Baptist ministers. In 1944, at the age of fifteen, King entered Morehouse College in Atlanta. As a pastor’s son, Martin rejected the idea of going into ministry until he took a Bible class in his junior year, which renewed his faith and give him a vision for a life in ministry. He earned a degree in sociology in 1948 and then attended the Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He met Coretta Scott while working on his doctorate and married her in 1953. He became the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 and obtained his Ph.D. in 1955 at the age of twenty-five (Martin Luther King, Jr., 2014, April 20).
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Eleanor Roosevelt had a great empathy for the oppressed. First, Martin Luther King Jr. was a
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born Michael Luther King Jr. he was the second child of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr and Alberta Williams King. Growing up, he attended Booker T. Washington High School. He skipped the ninth and the twelfth grade. He went to Morehouse College at the age of 15 without graduating from high school. Later, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He became a minister at the age of 18. He was ordained in his father’s church. He later married Coretta Scott and they had two sons and two daughters. Martin Luther king lived a rough journey.
Martin Luther King (MLK) was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and changed his name from Michael to Martin so he could honor a German reformer, Martin Luther. Martin was a middle child with an older sister, Willie Christine King, and younger brother, Daniel Williams King. He loved to sing and listen to music so his Mother, Alberta took him to various churches to sing. King was educated in Atlanta, graduating from Booker T Washington high school. After graduating, he enrolled in Morehouse College, where his grandfather studied. He was going to at first, study medicine or law but decided to major in sociology later he found ministry irresistible, so he served as an assistant to his father at Ebenezer while
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” He gave us peace with his ideals and through his work. We should never forget or minimize what he has done for all
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson demonstrated unimaginable leadership skills in an effort to accomplish their respective agendas. Through the use of moral leadership, King would rise to become the head of the Civil Rights Movement by means of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. MLK began as a Baptist Minister, but after seeing the difference he could make in the world, decided to stand up for what he felt was right. Johnson, on the other hand, used political leadership in order to make a name for himself as President of the United States. LBJ was willing to do whatever it took to accomplish his goals, even if it meant going against the Southern Democrats who had elected him to political office. One of these risks
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. (History) He was an activist, a fighter for civil rights, and was destined to a life of serving God as a pastor. His father and grandfather were pastors. He later followed in their footsteps and became the pastor of his father. Along with being involved in the church community he became a non-violent activist for human rights and the black communities during the times of segregation. Because he had graduated from high school, received his Bachelor’s Degree from Morehouse College, and then went on to get his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University proved that he was a well-educated black man. His education and strong beliefs for his race landed him as a chairman in the NAACP and in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as president. King sought
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of modern humanity. Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of his leadership was his ability to adapt to whatever leadership style was necessary for any specific scenario. He could be a transformational leader if people needed to be mobilized, a servant leader when followers needed to be led by example, or a charismatic leader when he gave any one of his plethora of monumental speeches. Not only could MLK perform in each of these leadership roles, but he excelled at them. Dr. King was one of the greatest, most versatile leaders ever. We will discuss why in the following paragraphs.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929.. Martin Luther went to Booker T. Washington High school when he was a teenager. Many knew his name because of his skill in public speaking. He played a big role in the school’s debate team. Being a gifted student he skipped the 9th and 12th grades of high school. Martin Luther received his education at the University of Boston. He worked hard in school and received his degree Ph.D degree in 1955. While in Boston he a girl by the name of Coretta Scott. He fell in love with her and and ended up marrying her. The pair had 4 children together, two sons and two daughters.
Reagan had a strong vision for the American future and believed that through hard work, patriotism, and the Lord, we could say “it’s the morning again in America”.14 Reagan stated in his inaugural speech “It is time for us to realize that we’re too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We have every right to dream heroic dreams, those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes; they just don’t know where to look”. Reagan has inspired countless people with his charm, humility, faith, ability to lead, and clear thinking but he was first and foremost, proud to be an
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States of America. He was a member of the Republican party. He served two terms as the president. He was shot in attempted assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. These are the simple facts that most everybody knows. But what was his personal life like? Did he ever have a family? Was he always a politician, or more specifically was he always a member of the Republican party? These are the questions that not everybody knows the answers to.
Picture yourself as the most powerful person in the free world. Ask yourself the question “How much is one American life worth?” Could you even put a price tag on it? Would you be willing to come up with challenging new ideas or potentially do what is wrong to save a life if you can’t put a value on it?
Martin Luther King Jr. was originally born as Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. His family was very religious and his father had changed his own and five year old King Jr.’s names from Michael to Martin, in honor of the sixteenth-century German Protestant religious leader, Martin Luther. King Sr. was from a poor farming community and had risen in social status through marriage and education (Berg). After the death of his father-in-law, King Sr. became the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, he was a successful minister and served as president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP.
“ I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality” (Martin Luther King Jr., Acceptance Speech, 1964).Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 to Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up with his older sister Christine King and his younger brother Daniel Williams King in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. He attended a segregated High School and later went on to study at Morehouse College for medicine and law. He had not intended to be a pastor but ended up attending Crozer Theological Seminary, earning a Bachelor of Divinity Degree. Later, he enrolled into Boston University, earning a doctorate in Systematic Theology. He met his wife Coretta Scott during his time in Boston, marrying her June 18, 1953; together they had four children:Yolanda Denise King (1955-2007), Martin Luther King III (born 1957), Dexter Scott King (born 1961) and Bernice Albertine King (born 1963).
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. He was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Michael King Sr. stepped in as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church upon the death of his father-in-law in 1931. Later on, Michael Jr. would follow his father’s footsteps and adopt the name as well. Martin entered public school at age 5 and in May, 1936 he was baptized. 5 years later his grandmother, Jennie, died of a heart attack which caused young Martin to jump from a second story window attempting suicide with distraught of the news. King attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he skipped both ninth and eleventh grades, and entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15, in 1944. 4 years later, he earned a sociology degree and attended the liberal Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania where he was valedictorian of his class in 1951. Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott in June 1953 and had four children, Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice and became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama. He completed his Ph.D. and earned his degree in
In the midst of the Great Depression and the Civil Rights Movement, a great leader was born. His name was Michael King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in their home in Atlanta, GA. His father and grandfather were both pastors at the Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta. When Martin was young, he aspired to be like his father and followed in his footsteps to becoming a minister. Martin attended college when he was 15 years old, and achieved his doctorates degree in Neuroscience from Boston University at 23 years old. Later into Martins life, when he was married, he moved back to Alabama and noticed all the horrifying segregation and racial battles being fought down in the South. Martin spent 16 years leading several civil rights activist groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee. Martin