Though Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X each have very different ideas about how to achieve social justice for African Americans, both use anaphora and ethos to excite and motivate their audiences. ... Martin Luther King Jr. uses anaphora to appeal to the audience's desire for ethos. ... Martin Luther King Jr.'... Along with the use of the strategy of anaphora, Martin Luther King Jr. uses ethos to make the listener see him as a reliable, trustworthy, and credible man. ... Martin Luther King however was not the only one during this time to use these methods. ...

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If one could name two of the most important and iconic African American activist they would probably name Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. ... Martin Luther King lived in a middle class section of Atlanta Georgia, his father was a minister. ... King's ideas, although he did not advocate violence or hate, his arguments against King reflected what he thought African Americans needed to do to break segregation. Malcolm argued against King's non-violent resistant approach even stating that, Dr. King was a "modern Uncle Tom". ...

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Our country may still be the same if it was not for the works of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. ... Despite their differences, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X brought about great social changes in the United States. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. were both respected ministers and established leaders in the African-American community. ... Martin Luther King Jr. felt that the time was now for the black man to fight for his equality. ... (Malcolm X 200) These words were much harsher than Martin Luther King Jr's. ...

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Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", King states, "I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek." ... Obviously King comes from a very religious background and in a "Letter from Birmingham Jail" King makes frequent biblical allusions. ... King, thinks that the "ends" are more important than the way you achieve your goal. ... King has a valid point, and it is a noble point but it is not the most efficient. ... King shows that his own conscience is more important than acquiring your goals. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X There are many influential leaders in our society. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are just two of the world's greatest leaders. ... Martin Luther King had a much better life than Malcolm X but shared some of the same struggles. Martin Luther King came from a religious family. ... If I had to choose who had the better view I would go with Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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Summary of Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" strives to rationalize the desperate need for nonviolent direct action, the absolute immorality of unjust laws together with what a just law is, as well as, the increasing probability of the "Negro" resorting to extreme disorder and bloodshed, in addition to his utter disappointment with the Church who, in his opinion, has not lived up to their responsibilities as people of God. ... King describing two types of laws, just laws and unjust laws. King goes into great...

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Men like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X came into fruition, and the civil rights movement was born. ... Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were two of the most prominent voices for African Americans during the civil rights movement. ... Martin Luther King Jr. thrived in a completely different spectrum from Malcolm. ...

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The speech came a month after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his significant I Have a Dream speech. ... King supported. ... King in the speech. ... King, and Reverend Cleage all of which are Christian ministers. ... He is establishing, at the beginning of the speech, a common ethical ground with those in the audience who are not followers of Islam by comparing his reason for giving this speech to the likes of Adam Clayton Powell and Martin Luther King. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr., in his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," and Dr. ... Martin Luther King Jr. carefully examines this consequence in his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," throughout which he describes the fight for equality and unity as almost nonexistent for some groups of people. ... Three forces oppose King and his cause: white moderates, complacent Negroes, and black nationalist groups (King). ... Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. ... Martin Luther King Jr., in his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," and Dr. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr., contradicts his own fight for equality. ... Martin Luther King Jr., contradicts himself when he writes, " and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation-. ... King Jr. ... King's letter come to light. Like Dunbar, King wears a mask which grins and lies. ...

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Many include Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and many others. ... It was ideas from Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and thousands of others that changed a nation's look on the color of someone's skin. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. King attended Morehouse College and went on to study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. ... In 1955 King married a young woman named Coretta Scott. ... In 1963, King was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King Jr., was the youngest man to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. ...

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Frantz Fanon, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes are some of the people that spoke and fought for the "All men are created equal" vision. ... In his Letter from Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. stated that " Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". King ended his letter with the thought that blank people's destiny; their search for freedom is intertwined with America's Destiny. King used a nonviolent approach to making changes in this world and was condoned for it. ... King believed that non-violence was the way and wanted to prove to...

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The open letter, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King Jr., was written to his ministers in a response to their criticism about his actions in Birmingham. ... (King, p.1) He finds God in everything and believed in "the interrelatedness of all communities and states.... (King, p.5) But Mr. ... King appeals emotionally and reasonably with various examples of nonviolent effective actions, methods, and understanding. ... King believed that people should work together "because integration is morally right," and "because the sacred heritage of our natio...

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King vs. X Martin Luther King and Malcom X are two African Americans fighting for the same cause but believe in fighting in two totally different ways. King believes the non-violence approach is the best way to fight discrimination and Malcom believes to do whatever it takes. ... King uses this story: A few years ago in the slum areas of Atlanta, a Negro guitarist used to sing daily "been down so long that down don't bother me." ... He also uses sympathy and rejection but not as much as King. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. King attended Morehouse College and went on to study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. ... In 1955 King married a young woman named Coretta Scott. ... In 1963, King was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King Jr., was the youngest man to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. ...

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King. ... The next step that Haskins and Martin Luther King Jr. take is self-purification. ... Like Martin Luther King Jr. ... Both Don Haskins and Martin Luther King Jr. know that nonviolent action needs to be taken as soon as possible, although it isn't easy, it is the only way to be successful in a world of discrimination. Although Don Haskins shares many ideas with Martin Luther King Jr., his philosophies are nothing like those of Malcolm X in his speech "On African Self-Hatred". ...

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In the film, Do the Right Thing, director Spike Lee presents the audience with the theme of racism. The title itself represents the choices everyone has. Do the Right Thing allows the viewers to decide for themselves what's the right thing to do about racism. Everyone has the choice to be accept...

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Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Martian Luther King Jr as Malcom X set his sights on stopping segregation that had been around for ages. ... A man named James Earl Ray was convicted with Martian Luther King Jr, death. Martian Luther and Malcom although led short lives they significantly influenced this great land forever. ...

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Two of the Civil Rights Movement's most important leaders, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, have many similarities and differences. ... Although King was in favor of non violence, Malcolm X said that gaining Black liberation was "justified by any means necessary". ... King's "I have a dream" speech, he stated, "Non-violence is the philosophy of the fool. While King was having a dream, the rest of us Negroes are having a nightmare." ... Although Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were extremely different people, they were aiming for the same goal of attaining civil rights. ...

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The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quite correctly named the civil rights struggles of the mid-twentieth century the Third American Revolution. Though it is most often attributed to the 1960s the civil rights movement found it's start in the decade before that, the "peaceful 50s". The civil rig...

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Martin Luther King asked her to serve for this conference. ... Martin Luther King died on her birthday in 1968 she was very devastated (http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ang0bio-1). ... King, many of her close friends comforted her loss of a great person she was going to be working with. ...

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As a somewhat arbitrary starting point, the year 1964 did not only witness the implementation of the Civil Rights Act in the United States, which put an official end to racial segregation - it also was the year that African American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, won the prestigious Noble Peace Prize. King was a man who opted for non-violent civil disobedience as a means to accomplish his aims, and encouraged his fellow African-American citizens to follow his example. As another enigmatic figure of the Black Power movement Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X, positioned himself ...

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Introduction Malcolm X was a civil rights activist. "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." (Malcolm X). He was a Muslim minister who fought for the freedom and the rights of the blacks. The racial segregation in the US turned Malcolm from a criminal to a...

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Malcolm X didn't have the ideal childhood, but he made the best out of it. He grew up to be a respected man by some people while not so much by others. Malcolm helped to better the lives of others by spreading the message of well respected men. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 25,1924 in Oma...

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