Martin Luther King Jr.

OUTLINE

I . Introduction

II . Background

A . Why Martin Luther King Jr . was distinct from other black leaders

III . Discussion

King as a leader

Its Allegations

IV . Conclusion

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Martin Luther King , Jr

I . Introduction

Martin Luther King , Jr . was born in Atlanta , Georgia , the son of clergyman . He graduated from Morehouse College , in Atlanta , in 1948 , and received a Ph .D . in theology from Boston University in 1955 . After being ordained a Baptist minister in 1947 , Martin was named assistant

pastor of his father 's church , Ebenezer Baptist Church in Montgomery . In 1960 he became co-pastor of his father 's church , a post he held until his death . He was assassinated on April 4 , 1968 , in Memphis , Tennessee where he had gone to support striking sanitation workers . James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder

The intents of this are to (1 ) find out why Martin Luther king was distinct from other black leaders (2 ) know of his specific works and his literature (3 ) be aware of the conspiracy of his death

II . Background

A . Why Martin Luther King Jr . was distinct from other black leaders

We have learned that King was very popular due to its noble works that he had done to every race . He was the only leader that received numerous awards even before and after his death . Aside from the award he won in the Nobel Prize , he received another award from a prestige group of Jewish American in 1965 . One year after , the Margaret Sanger Award was presented to King , Jr . by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for his spirited and dauntless resistance to racism and his enduring devotion and commitment for his principle of having a an equality among races . Not like with other black American leaders , King , Jr . also received the President Medal of Freedom in 1977 after his death . And in the 20th century , Martin Luther King , Jr . is regarded as the second most appreciated person

Moreover , aside from the awards he received , he helped Southern Christian Leadership Conference to be found and eventually , he was hailed as head of the organization . The aims and grounds of this organization were based on Christianity and its operational strategies were from Gandhi . During his service , he was able to travel over six million miles and spoke for about twenty-five hundred times . Throughout his leadership , he headed a huge demonstration and rally in Birmingham Alabama that took notice world widely which provided of what he called a "coalition of conscience

III . Discussion

A . King as a leader

Martin Luther King , Jr . was a United States clergyman and civil rights leader . King became the nation 's most prominent spokesman for equal justice for black Americans . He was a charismatic leader and an eloquent speaker , who preached nonviolent resistance to unjust laws and practices , a tactic he adopted from Indian leader Mohandas K . Gandhi His civil rights efforts helped to bring about passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the...