The Leader Of The Movement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of many men in history that have impacted the lives of many around the world. He helped fought to bring awareness to help abolish segregation within the United States and within the hearts and minds of many.

By the time the first opium war broke out, there were rebellions across the land of the Qing dynasty. One of the rebellions was the Taiping Rebellion. Prophet Hong Xiuquan leads the Taiping Rebellion. The uprising promised social reform, land redistribution, liberation for women. It also attacked Confucian values and wanted to create a simpler script for the people with goals were to make literacy more possible for everyone. Nonetheless, local landowners create a military that stops rebellions. The Manchurian government refused to enact these reforms. It created a larger gap in the division of the Manchus and

During the Chicano Movement, there were many different key leaders that helped the movement. These key leaders were Rodolfo ‘‘Corky’’ Gonzales, Reies Tijerina,

Throughout history, people have made sacrifices, changes, and big decisions that later sometimes result in something grand. These grand occurrences can either be good or bad. Usually as time goes on these events and most well-known people of this time are highlighted in history classes for students to learn and to honor those of that time. However, some of the smaller people that contributed to historical events aren’t as highlighted as those that were seen as the big leaders. For example, in the American Revolution, the people that usually come to mind are George Washington, Paul Revere, and Thomas Jefferson. What about the people who were injured, scared and killed because of this bloody war? They seem to be forgotten until they are highlighted once again. Another example of a person that was not really highlighted for their actions is Nina Simone. She made an impact on the Civil Right Movement that not many other artist or celebrity would have done. When you think of the Civil Rights Movement the first three that come to mind of course are, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, and Rosa Parks. So, when someone hears the name Nina Simone the two most common responses might be “Who’s that?” or “Oh the singer?”. But what is forgotten is how she, at such a high level, put her reputation at a risk. Nina Simone was a very well-known singer of the 1950s and 1960s especially for her song “Feeling Good”. She didn’t just use her popularity for fame and money but to express

While Japan willingly changed their ways, China was not as enthusiastic, and instead formed some of their own rebellions to force out the foreigners imperialistic ways. Many chinese rebellions could be described as “God led” due to the spirituality of them. Two examples of spiritual rebellions would be the Tai-Ping, and the Boxer Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was led by XiQuAn, who believed that God was being brought to China. While the latter was formed in the 1800s as a secret society. In the Boxer Rebellion, the Chinese would try to summon spiritual power to rid them of imperialism.

Since ministers from the black church rose as formal charismatic leaders in the movement, there was not a situation in which a woman could be a charismatic leader.

Consequently, Hong admitted new followers to the God Worshippers Society, a Christian sect propagating Hong’s religion and also accumulated more followers in various events like the Jintian Uprising. Over time, through means of preaching, Hong had amassed over 20,000 ardent followers, which mainly comprised of peasants. However, there were also some flaws with the Taipings and their leaders. They also burned villages and killed villagers, putting the people against their ways of living. This was one of the main reasons why the Taipings were not able to gain a substantial amount of followers to support their rebellion. Nonetheless, the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan, Hong Rengan and others, sought out to advocate Hong’s ‘Christian’ religion. Hong Xiuquan himself was the one who had started preaching, but over time had delegated this to his subordinate kings. Hong Xiuquan was the ‘first tier’ advocate and the subordinate Taiping kings were the ‘second tier’ advocates. These men, though with different powers, had one common goal, to ‘Christianize’ China . This ultimately led to war between the Taipings and the Qing Dynasty, now known as the Taiping

Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), bought the Black Civil Rights Movement and his desegregation concepts to Birmingham in 1963 for several reasons. The most pivotal of these reasons being his African American racial status and his Christian faith which drove him to fight for the rights his people deserved.

Document 2 depicts the dramatic economic decline in China during the Taiping Rebellion. It portrays the dramatic decline in Chinese economy after the year 1850 which started due to the Chinese Christians who believed they were destined to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Over twenty million people were killed during this time which resulted in the G.D.P. dropping from around twenty-seven percent in 1850 to eleven percent by 1900. Revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed and messianic religious ideology influenced by elements of Protestant Christianity. The Taiping Rebellion was a large-scale anti-government rebellion that ravaged much of China. Document 3

Another cause of the Taiping Rebellion would be the impact of an alien Manchu regime. When the various Manchurian tribes unified and defeated the Ming armies, a young Manchu King Fulin began a large-scale invasion into China, establishing the Qing Dynasty. He abolished the Han culture completely and forced the Chinese into the alien Manchurian culture. The Hans were ethnically discriminated in government policies, especially when they were forced to shave the front part of their heads and grow pigtails. This was extremely damaging to the Hans’ pride as this symbolised total submission. Furthermore, it contradicted the Han Chinese’s traditional Confucian values that a person’s hair could not be shaved in order to show filial piety. The people’s dissatisfaction can be proven as previous emperors were popular when they accepted the Han culture. To show their discontentment, a large part of the Hans signed up to join Hong’s army, which ultimately went on to start the rebellion.

“There is strength in numbers” (Mark Shields). This well-known quote emphasizes the importance of working together. However, “strength in numbers” would never be achieved without a great leader. Great leaders are the basis for success in all aspects of society because without someone to lead, plans cannot be executed and ideas remain mere thoughts in people’s minds. One such great leader was Martin Luther, a German theologian, who is credited with beginning the Protestant reformation. Part of the reason why his name is so readily associated with the reformation is because he had the courage to create change. Luther was not the first to have radical ideas about reforming the Roman Catholic Church: there must have been others who loathed indulgences or were cognizant that the papacy often corrupted its power. However, Luther was the one to gather his ideas and stand up against the Church, for the sake of Christianity and its followers. Even though he often faced the threat of harsh consequences, he never recanted his teachings or gave up hope. Despite encouraging mass violence, Martin Luther should be known as a great leader since he reformed the Roman Catholic Church and helped make Christianity more accessible to the common people.

Most people know who Martin Luther King is but do not know about many of the other black civil rights leaders who risked their lives for equality. Many civil rights leaders founded organizations to stop segregation. Others organized strikes and protests. All of the leaders helped make our world a better place. Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, Malcolm X and James Farmer all helped fight for an end to segregation.

In the midst of crippling segregation of the African American population, there were many activists that paved way through these inequalities. Looking back on the United States’ history, there were many events that bring shame. One major aspect that brings embarrassment to the United States is slavery. However, even when it was abolished one hundred years prior, the African American population was still subject to severe inequities, even today. It was from the help of those like Martin Luther King Jr and the Black Panther Party that had an immense impact on advances for the African American community.

3. I have seen many current issues today with Leadership, Racial Identity, Social Activism and College Access but if i'm being completely honest I find it very confusing how today's problems still relate to things like who should be leading usor how racism is still a consistent problem to this day, or even social activism, it make no sense how if you feel strongly about a cause and are working towards a change, you could be are called an activist and you are hated on for having an opinion. Also another concerning problem is Racism, Racism is complicated, and has an individual aspect of prejudice. But even worse is the reality that generations of racist attitudes have been corrupting our society and we cannot even help those being affected by

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