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    Martin Luther King Jr’s work is relevant to today’s issues through the act of finding ways to solve racial inequality. From 1954-1966, King had led the civil rights movement and fought for racial inequality with stronger tolerance for economic justice, and he sought to raise public consciousness for ending racial discrimination and segregation in the United States through his writings of “I Have a Dream,” “The Other America,” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The issues of contemporary times make

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    hr and Martin Luther King were seekers of justice and embraced liberal protestant outlooks early on. The similarities in their theology, while not surprising as King derived much of his material from Niebuhr, proved to be uncanny in that they both concerned themselves with how the church should operate within society, the way love should be implemented in the ethics of individuals, and social change brought forth by nonviolence. Niebuhr’s quest for justice was in result to the horrific events he

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    made Martin Luther King to become a great leader in civil rights movement. Martin Luther King was a social activist and Baptist minister who led the civil rights movement from the mid-1950s to 1960s. According to the website called Martin Luther King Jr.-Biography, Martin Luther king was graduated from high school when he was fifteen. After getting his B. A. Degree from Morehouse, the B. D. from Crozer and then he got his doctor’s degree from Boston University. This shows that Martin Luther King

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. IN THESE GROUPS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 1968 FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WENT TO PRISON FAMOUS CAPRICORNS Show All Groups 1 of 19 « » QUOTES “But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King was a black American man who worked as a pastor, a humanitarian and one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He also held many speeches, but the speech that is still known is, I Have A Dream. Some of the reasons he led a lot of demonstrations and speeches was because he fought for the rights for Black Americans. In this essay, I’m going to talk about the important message from Martin Luther King Jr’s speech and which language he used to strengthen his message. I want to

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    understand the risks it takes to make change happen and they do it. One man, Martin Luther King Jr., chose to stand up for those going through the pain he was experiencing and his goal was to prevent the future generation from feeling the same pain those before them had bore through. Equality is something everybody strives to earn but some don’t give it to them only because of where they come from or what they look like. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who saw the future and wanted

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King, Jr., was a very strong person, constantly fighting for what he believed in, which was equality for African Americans. He was not scared to stand up and tell the world what he wanted for society. He was fearless and did everything in his power to prove a point. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the strongest individual of his time, for he fought until death, which proves how much he was willing to risk his life to make the world an equal place. Growing up, he had a very interesting

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    Justice and human right? Martin Luther King Jr. decided to take action to stop the unjust crime and segregation of the Negro community in the 1960”s. He uses his biblical background and non violent idea in Birmingham,Alabama to help fight for fair and equal Justice that we as human being deserve.Martin Luther King Jr. also uses the Logos part of the rhetorical triangle to argue his point of view. Martin Luther King Jr. was an ordained minister and had a doctorate in theology. King Jr. also had his beliefs

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream Speech” Martin Luther King, Jr: the name that will forever be known through out the generations. The man who changed history for the better. The man who led a march to demolish segregation, and changed thousands of African American lives. The man who gave a speech that was forever going to be remembered by thousands of people around the world. He was appreciated greatly that in honor for him and what he has done they created a holiday, which is known as Martin

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    Martin Luther King Jr. had illustrated civil disobedient to the world during a challenging time, by quoting inspirational words from Gandhi and Thoreau. Gandhi had also quoted Thoreau throughout his stimulating time. Before Martin Luther King and Gandhi, Thoreau exemplified civil disobedience in the 1800’s. The purpose of Thoreau’s civil disobedience was to make a different world. King and Gandhi had the same purpose. That is one of the main reasons why they connected to Thoreau’s essay. Born

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