Southern Christian Leadership Conference

How King Changed the World How does one know if they have changed the world? In physical standards, Marin Luther King Jr. had enough accolades to prove that he had changed the world, but the one thing that he did that really changed the world was how his life enabled others to act. His actions, thoughts, and ideas helped people to see the world as it could be, not as it was. He allowed them to dream of a world where, “One day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to

Birmingham Alabama. 1963 In April 1963 Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) joined with Birmingham, Alabama's existing local movement, the Alabama Christian movement for human rights (ACMHR), in a massive direct action campaign to attack the city's segregation system by putting pressure on Birmingham's retailers during the Easter season, the second biggest shopping season of the year. On April 3 the desegregation campaign was launched with a series of mass

answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms” (King). By using a first-person point of view, King Jr. is able to establish himself as a credible speaker. “I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization

Within Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, he addresses eight white clergymen who fill his desk with disagreements and criticism of his acts of attempting to abolish segregation. To give a better understanding to his audience he correlates his speech with religion, signifying himself to be similar to the Apostle Paul, while speaking up about the injustice being done in Birmingham. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks strongly about being unable to stand back and watch the disputes in Birmingham

manner in order for African Americans to gain civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was among these protesters, though he was soon arrested for his involvement. While in Birmingham Jail, King received information about a letter written by several Christian clergymen named “A Call for Unity”, which was a letter to the public, specifically to African Americans, to end the protests so that peace can be kept in Birmingham.

highly critical of King, the charismatic leadership in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and of charismatic leadership in general, believed that group-centered leadership was the answer. She believed that through combined effort and inner strength much could be accomplished by the people. To Baker, charismatic leadership was a single-leader centered model that emphasized power and responsibility in a single leader. Group-centered leadership focused on the masses of ordinary people to

he is in fact is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership conference, he then reminds them that he was actually invited in Birmingham through the conferences. Dr. King creates the ethos of a spiritual leader, he creates this ethos by showcasing his knowledge of the conditions and situations of early Christian leader. He builds the ethos of the S.C.L.C, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, by providing facts about their operation in every southern state and information concerning the

of his presence, saying that he came to Birmingham to fight injustice, because he believes that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"(1). Then he explains his process of nonviolent campaign in details. First, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conformed that Birmingham had been practicing racism, and then attempted to negotiate to white business leaders there. When those negotiations broke down because of promises the white men broke, the SCLC planned to protest

although America is his audience, King had come to Birmingham to address the segregation problem in the United States. He refuses to stay silent, even though people told him to wait for the change to happen. King is a part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that has many organizations across the South. He felt that he has a right to be in Birmingham because his organizations have connections with it. King believes in peaceful and nonviolent protests although policemen and many other

summaries the hierarchical leadership in his organization and the relationship he has with other organizations that also follows with his marching to equal rights. He mentions that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. “I think I should indicate that I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against “outsiders coming in.” I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating