Martin Luther King Jr.
HERE WE CAN SEE A TIMELINE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF HIS LIFE:
Martin had an essential role in the American civil rights movement, struggling for justice and equality for African Americans.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism. Here we can read part of this famous speech:
"I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.""I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream . . . I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
The non-violent resistance
Having learned of Mahatma Gandhi's theory of non-violence, he decides to assume it to their own model of life and struggle for equality. His sermons get more and more consensus, he begins to have many followers, he organizes public demonstrations in which it regularly mobilizes millions of citizens and takes sides of the weakest. This causes him to be imprisoned several times, but also leads him to obtain the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In the late 1960s, these struggles lead to considerable gains for the Americans.
The murder
At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a tape recording was played in which King spoke of how he wanted to be remembered after his death: “I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others”
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
For me, a leader is a person that guides people with the force of his words, sharing his ideas and thoughts, being open-minded and being at the forefront. A leader has to make sure that the country or the group he leads is in a situation of equity in every area. When a person that pretends to be a leader starts showing off his muscles and using his force (militar or else) towards citizens, becomes someone more similar to a repressor. By that, I don't want to say that a leader mustn't punish, I mean that he has to tempt the citizens to demonstrate their ideas, not to cover them. When the people you are leading understands that you are interested in their ideas and that you are not commanding, you're guiding, they will follow you with more happiness and will be motivated, knowing that their ideas are important, just as yours.
Thanks!Gabriele Mandorino 3° A/S
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Martin Luther King Jr.
HERE WE CAN SEE A TIMELINE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF HIS LIFE:
Martin had an essential role in the American civil rights movement, struggling for justice and equality for African Americans.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism. Here we can read part of this famous speech:
"I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.""I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream . . . I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
The non-violent resistance
Having learned of Mahatma Gandhi's theory of non-violence, he decides to assume it to their own model of life and struggle for equality. His sermons get more and more consensus, he begins to have many followers, he organizes public demonstrations in which it regularly mobilizes millions of citizens and takes sides of the weakest. This causes him to be imprisoned several times, but also leads him to obtain the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In the late 1960s, these struggles lead to considerable gains for the Americans.
The murder
At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a tape recording was played in which King spoke of how he wanted to be remembered after his death: “I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others”
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
For me, a leader is a person that guides people with the force of his words, sharing his ideas and thoughts, being open-minded and being at the forefront. A leader has to make sure that the country or the group he leads is in a situation of equity in every area. When a person that pretends to be a leader starts showing off his muscles and using his force (militar or else) towards citizens, becomes someone more similar to a repressor. By that, I don't want to say that a leader mustn't punish, I mean that he has to tempt the citizens to demonstrate their ideas, not to cover them. When the people you are leading understands that you are interested in their ideas and that you are not commanding, you're guiding, they will follow you with more happiness and will be motivated, knowing that their ideas are important, just as yours.
Thanks!Gabriele Mandorino 3° A/S