Cone's thesis is that at the end of the two men's lives, contrary to public opinion, they had moved closer together in philosophies and were willing to do anything, even die to better the living conditions of black people in the United States. ... After learning that X was a vital figure in the Civil Rights Movement and helped empower blacks I began to read more on my own about X and other leading figures besides King in the Civil Rights Movement. ... While the Asian and African countries, who paid tribute agree with Cone that Malcolm X was worthy of praise and helped the black ca...

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His skepticism concerning the power of love and nonviolence diminished, as did his disbelief in the potential of this philosophy to affect social relations. ... The 'turn the other cheek' philosophy and 'love your enemies' philosophy were only valid, I felt, when individuals were in conflict with other individuals. ...

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The media helps apprise the general public on the matter at hand. ... As indicated by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Factors relevant to a disobedient choice of action include: its illegality, its use as a last resort or first resort, any coordination with other dissidents, the likelihood of success, the directness or indirectness of the action, and the expected harm....

• Word Count: 3194
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

SCLC trained local communities in the philosophy of Christian nonviolence, and through its affiliation with churches and its advocacy of nonviolence, sought to put the struggle for civil rights in moral terms. ... King's philosophy of nonviolence described in his first book, Stride Toward Freedom. ...

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He helped me to find some great speeches of Martin Luther King and to get started. ... At this point in time, he was not interested in becoming a pastor like his father; he hoped to become a doctor or a lawyer because he wanted to help people. ... With the help of presidential candidate John F. ... The police arrived in time to prevent further damage and helped the people. ...

• Word Count: 4457
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

While at Crozer Theological Seminary, he studied theology, philosophy, ethics, the Social Gospel of Walter Rauschenbush, and the religious and social views of Reinhold Niebuhr. ... King and the SCLC were invited by local black leaders to help organize a protest to end segregation in downtown stores, to achieve equal opportunity in employment, and to establish a biracial commission to promote further desegregation. ...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Const...

• Word Count: 3013
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

King's Challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. ... With Levison and Bayard Rustin's help, King and the SCLC decided to pressure President Eisenhower about voting-rights laws and the proposed Civil Rights Act. ...

• Word Count: 3558
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With the help of the Christian church they managed to start a kind of non-violent revolution which finally made the white people understand the injustice of segregation, so that discrimination by law was finally abolished. ... Looking in the future optimistically, he combined protest, accommodation, and self-help, hoping that the black community could reach an end of segregation through non-violence and self-confidence. ... Daddy King, as he was called by his family, was an example for Martin, who was deeply influenced by his home and his church, which helped him in the white racist society...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School