The 1960's: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

During 1955-64 USA was still going through racial inequality between whites and blacks. Black campaigns such as Student non-violent coordinating committee, felt that the civil rights movement was too slow and hence needed something to boost them up in order to succeed what they first rose up for, which was desegregation and equality for all. King was a highly charismatic and a gifted orator who helped promote non-violent tactics. His first use of this ‘non-violent theory’ was shown through the sit-ins and hence positively influenced a lot of the black campaigners. Leaders, countless activists, campaigners and ordinary black

The 1960s was an era of United States history that is riddled with civil disquiet. The years leading up to this era were full of racism and discrimination towards African Americans living all over the U.S. By the time that the 1960s arrived, the Civil Rights had been building in power under the guidance of several small groups. With the 1960s came to prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement. Malcolm X advocated the use of violence to express how serious African Americans were about being treated fairly. Martin Luther King, Jr. was just as serious about proving the point, but wholly believed in the power of peacefully protesting. While the methodology of these two men couldn't be more opposite, both desired to see a change in how African

Imagine yourself back in the 1960's as an African American fighting for your own right to be an average human being. It is already well known there were many heroic leaders for these people through their struggle. Two of these well known leaders were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. While these two people were both influential in the African American fight for equality, they each had their own way of representing their ideas. Dr. King was more of a pacifist in his fight for freedom, while Malcolm X was more aggresive with his strategy. While both men were highly effective in their fights, Martin had the stronger plan overall for several reasons. The first reason would be that peaceful protests will not get as many, if any, people harmed due to violence in the protests. It was also a stronger strategy as it was more convincing to people who were against their cause. Those who argue Malcolm X had the stronger strategy do not realize that to win with aggression, you must be able to fully defeat your opponent. For Malcolm's strategy to really work for him, he would have to have ran his opposition fully out of business, which would have been nearly impossible. Martin Luther King Jr. had the stronger strategy for equality because it would result in less harm, communicate the message more effectively, and, unlike Malcolm's plan, not require fully beating their opposition.

Black protest in America in the 1960s developed into two opposing stances, the non-violence of the Civil Rights movement in the South and the violent protests of the urban poor blacks and black power organisations in the North. In the early 1960's the main protest form was the Civil Rights movement. This was predicated on non-violent protest. It fo0lowed the principles of non-violence successfully used by Mahatma Gandhi

It is crucial to make the right decisions at the right time. In the 1960’s this was difficult because people who were affected by Jim Crow laws wanted to use the same violence whites were using, against white racists and segregationists, but also wanted peace and freedom. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X both had the same goals for peace and freedom but had different strategies to achieve this. Martin Luther King, who believed in fighting violence and segregation by using nonviolence, was a civil rights leader who was born on January 15, 1929 and was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Malcolm X, who believed in fighting violence and segregation by any means necessary, was an organization leader (a person who leads an organization in the path

In an interview in The Young Socialist, Malcolm X said, “The only people in this country who are asked to be nonviolent are black people. I’ve never heard anybody go to the Ku Klux Klan and teach them nonviolence… I believe we should protect ourselves by any means necessary when we are attacked by racists” (Doc.K). Malcolm X didn’t expect the blacks to just sit there quietly when they were attacked because of their race, he wanted the blacks to get up and defend themselves even if that required violence. In the 1960s, Americans would have agreed with Malcolm X’s idea rather than King’s idea because violence would have been an easier way than nonviolence.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired myself along with many other nationalities all over the world in so many ways. He was a very courageous and intelligent man who fought so hard for the blacks or African-Americans like myself to have equal rights like the whites or Caucasian people. Just as other civil rights leaders such as Rosa Parks, Dr. King felt that it just wasn’t fair that the black people was segregated from the white people. Black people couldn’t use the same water fountains, bathrooms, eat at the same diner with the white people, etc. He felt like we all was equal as one and should be entitled to

One reason that Martin Luther King Jr. philosophy was better for the 1960’s is that he did not want to start violence. Martin Luther King Jr. proposition on violence was to make more sense for America in the 1960’s because he did not want to start fights he wanted to prevent them. As he states in this speech “Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral” (King). He wanted for people to work together to make a better living place for all people

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Huey P. Newton stood up and fought for justice, equality and freedom for our people in this country. Huey Percy Newton was born February 17, 1942 and died August 22, 1989. He was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 and died April 4, 1968. He was an African-American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. There have been several questions about the methods and strategies of each of these protesters. Some questioned whether or not MLK worked for the government in an attempt to keep minorities at bay by preaching peaceful protests and boycotts. Some questioned whether or not Newton was radical and promoted violence instead of self-defense or if he was a terrorist who wanted black supremacy. This study will compare and contrast the methods of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Huey P. Newton.

Martin Luther King Junior (MLK) was a preacher, clergyman, and a powerful speaker who started the end to the black and white segregation in 1960s America. He created many heartfelt and sincere speeches, and his use of literary techniques developed his ideas and political and social concerns. His skills were most evident in such speeches as “I Have a Dream” (IHD), “Eulogy for the Martyred Children” (EMC) and his final speech “I 've Been to the Mountaintop” (IBM). In these speeches MLK expressed his political and social concerns through literary techniques such as “Imagery”, which assisted in describing there being “No Action” towards ending segregation; “Metaphors” to hint at “Injustice”; and “Allusion” which he used in indirectly expressing “Segregation”. All of these techniques worked in changing the mind of the American citizen, since in depth and in meaning they carried a more heartfelt meaning.

“The time is always right to do what is right” (King). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influential man with an influential message. Since he was young, Dr. King was recognized as a skilled public speaker with a compelling message of truth, justice, honesty and, most notably, equality. As a boy, Dr. King attended segregated schools; he, firsthand, experienced the effects of racial discrimination through segregation in the United States.

Martin Luther King born on the January 15, 1929. Martin was the leader for the civil rights. Martin was a son of a pastor. In his childhood Martin has experienced discrimination with his friends. His family tree has influenced him to be a pastor himself. In 1945, he studied at Boston university and graduated there. Martin had also meet his future wife at Boston, knowing she was also passionate about rights for the African-americans. In 1964 he officially became pastor. Martin has always still fighted for the civil rights for African-americans. It was on August 28, 1963 that he gave his world famous speech “I have a dream”, this speech has influenced and changed the world that is today. When Martin turned 35, he received his Nobel peace award.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr 's words on April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis Tennessee speaks through the ages and still grips me with an eerie feeling of prophetic conviction. King 's stirring words that night were classical pieces of rhetoric that will be preserved as a place mark for the civil rights movement. When a sick, but yet powerful King bellowed out to the audience "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land!"; he was eerily suggesting that his life may possibly be ending soon but the movement continuing. This part of the speech is moving but yet stirring, and to many of the people in attendance that night, disturbing. Here is this iconic figure telling a packed congregation of weary, yet persistent people that he may not make the journey into the land that produces a brighter day and better opportunities. This likens to the biblical story of Moses. After leading the Children of Israel out of bondage for so long and tirelessly working to get them to the land of Canaan Moses is told by God that he will not be the one to lead them into the "land flowing with milk and honey" and that he will not enter therein at all.

Throughout history, people have been motivated to spur into action. Years of recorded record tell how Moses, a shepherd of his father-in-law’s sheep, led millions of Israelites to freedom through the midst of the Red Sea on dry land and away from centuries of the slavery they had known in Egypt. Scores of books explain how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young Atlanta preacher, mobilized citizens across the country to come together in peaceful protest to attempt to undo the iniquities of the Jim Crow South. Though these two scenarios are separated by distance and time, the one thing that intertwines the two tales is that they both answered the call to leadership and ebbed indelible places in history, respectively, through the ways in which they managed. Regardless to whether a manager walks with kings or works beside peasants, there are some commonalities that he or she will face.

The 1950s and 1960s was a period of growth and prosperity in America. Features of the common life included innovations such as television, dishwasher, and home air-conditioning. However, not all Americans equally benefited from the economic growth of this period of time. In addition to Jim Crow laws and unequal economic opportunities, America’s society became further segregated as many whites moved to the suburbs while blacks remained in run-down city neighborhoods. These many inequalities sparked the civil rights movement, where African Americans stood up and fought for their rights using nonviolent methods. The movement influenced the emergence of many prominent figures including Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was successful in achieving equal rights for African Americans through nonviolent protests such as the Montgomery bus boycott, sit-ins, and marches.