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How Martin Luther King was influenced by ideas of nonviolent opposition of David Thoreau`s and Gandhi and how they are related to each other. Also the role of religion in Martin Luther king`s movement.

Martin Luther King

How Martin Luther King was influenced by ideas of nonviolent opposition of David Thoreau`s and Gandhi and how they are related to each other The role of religion in Martin Luther King`s movement

Introduction

What would America be like if we could turn back the clock to 1950 ? One thing is certain , the pre-civil rights movement era would stand in stark contrast to the America that currently exists just few years in new millennium . In terms of race relations , the contrast is so sharp that we are justified

to speak of a pre- and post- civil rights movement period The civil rights movement is clearly one of the pivotal developments of the twentieth century . And Martin Luther King is undoubtedly one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived . King is best remembered for the numerous accomplishments of his brief lifetime . The task of this is to elucidate the factors that made King and his movement such an important force in America and abroad . The also concerns itself with how the religion has affected life of King and his activity social movements . The first concern is to give some background about Martin Luther King

King 's Background

Martin Luther King , Jr , was born in Atlanta , Georgia , on January 15 1929 . He was the oldest son of the Reverend and Mrs . Martin Luther King He was named Michael Luther after his father , but later the Reverend King changed both their names to Martin Luther in honor of the great church leader . Unhappy racial experiences made a deep and lasting impression on young Martin . One day his father took him to buy new shoes . When they sat down in the store , the clerk asked them to move to the back of the store . Dr . King took Martin by the hand and left the store rather than take that kind of treatment . Another time , the parents of boys Martin played with told him that they could no longer come out to play with him because they were white and he was black . Martin 's feelings were hurt . His mother tried to explain about prejudice . She told him that blacks were no longer slaves , but they were not really free (Carson , 1998

Martin liked sports . He played baseball , basketball and wrestling . But he especially liked reading . He liked reading about famous people in black history . He found out what it took for them to overcome difficulties and become successful . He liked to learn new words and use them . He was amazed by watching his father , Martin Luther King , Sr Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta , and other ministers control audiences with skillfully chosen words . He longed to follow in their footsteps . He made words central to his life--weapons of defense and offense . His mother said that she could not recall a time when he was not intrigued by the sound and power of words . He once told her I 'm going to get me some big words like...

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