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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Throughout history people with money and power have had a strong role in determining social reality. When their definition of reality or the norms that the powerful have established is bothersome or unfair to a particular group of people, the oppressed may push for a change within the social structu...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was not long nor complex in fact it was simple, However, the truths that were said, the feelings that were provoked and the power of Dr. ... King gave was for all people. ... (King) Furthermore, Dr. ... (King) In the same way Dr. ... (King) Dr. ...

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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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Board of Education of Topeka case along with influential leaders such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., emphasized the need for civil liberties, while events such as Rosa Park's seat refusal, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Women's Political Caucus, and the establishment of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee sparked the onset of the Civil Right's Movement. ... This brought leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. who promoted the idea of civil disobedience and Mahatma Gandhi who rallied the streets demanding for the right to vote through a Christian philosophy of being k...

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Source C is an extract from Martin Luther King's 'Chaos or Community', although it is written by one of the leaders of the civil rights movement it gives a balanced picture by commenting on the successes of the sit-ins, 'freedom rides' and marches with minimum loss of life but he also states that there are limitations of non-violent protest and there is still a long way to go. ...

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The Civil Rights Movement was characterized by mass revolts and rebellions allowing the movement to eventually succeed. One significant event that saw a shift in the movement from mass rebellions to revolts occurred in 1962 which was documented in Robert Williams' book "Negroes with Guns"." Williams...

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A lot of private firms and individuals sponsored these cases, demonstrations were also popular, riots, political scandals, affirmative action, Martin Luther King were all examples of how both public and private people played a role in this long, frustrating, painful, and for some very tragic process. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate