Essays on Martin Luther King

In Letter From Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks out against injustice, establishing that for justice to prevail, one must oppose injustice at every turn; even if that means landing in jail. King famously proclaims that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,”…

Near the beginning of the civil rights movement in America on April 12th,1963, there were right clergymen that have announced Dr. Martin Luther King protests in the streets should end they have created “violence and hatred”. In Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” rhetorical…

On April 16th of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to respond to the eight caucasian clergymen in Alabama who called on him to end his nonviolent resistance policy. King was told to let the problems of integration be handled in the courts….

We as people take birth with a similar body and our intention in life is living joyfully with our family, yet deplorable the shading contrasts and the attitudes of individuals have changed a great deal. Presently they don’t pass judgment on our body and great…

In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr., a pastor and civil rights leader, was an inmate confined in a Birmingham Alabama city cell after being part of the Birmingham campaign. The campaign was created to peacefully protest against segregation laws in Birmingham. During this time Dr….

Martin Luther King JR’s “A letter from a Birmingham jail” is a letter MLK wrote to address a huge problem in the south at the time “racism”. This letter is the single most prominent letter written in the civil rights era. The document addresses the…

A person living on this earth inherently goes through troubling times, obstacles, and issues throughout their time in the entirety on this earth. Each person encounters different obstacles, along with the amount in which they are exposed to, life is not fair. There are two…

Biography article on Martin Luther King Jr. provides key details and a clear understanding of the activist leader. By solely gaining background information about his life with his parents and hometown proves the time to gain the information. How Martin Luther King Jr impact on…

Martin Luther King Jr. was truly an American hero who desperately fought for civil rights unlike anyone else in the 1960s. He was vastly different from many other leaders because he began a Civil Rights movement based on one single principle: peace. His nonviolent protests,…

Classical utilitarianism states that in any given situation you should choose an action that engenders the greatest good for the greatest number of people because that is the most ethical way to live a life. This doctrine encourages making choices based on the way it…

I find it disturbing to know that fighting for our God given rights could end us up in jail. Martin Luther King Jr. experienced this very thing when he nonviolently protested against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ was written while he was…

In this letter, Dr. King successfully claimed that he will not stop revolting until all black people have equal rights by effectively appealing to logos, pathos, and ethos. This was inspired by the letter called A Call For Unity, which is a statement by Alabama…

The speech entitled I’ve been to the Mountaintop, is the last speech performed by Martin Luther King Jr.  Martin Luther King Jr, born January 15, 1929, was an empowering social activist that led the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King led many peaceful protests throughout…

In first stage, Dr. Martin Luther influence people with the valued ideas and thoughts of spreading equity, justice and freedom . After that, he got the social power and support from his followers. King succeeded in achieving his main goal of the civil rights movement,…

It’s early 1950’s and African Americans are not getting the rights they deserve and they need someone to lead them to get the rights. The African Americans are looking for a leader who can help them move forward in history. Then one African American baptist…