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In what way may Martin Luther King Jr. have been less than perfect? What evidence is there of this?

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In what way may Martin Luther King Jr. have been less than perfect? What evidence is there of this?

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Martin Luther King Jr. heavily believed in self-help, due to a religious background. Throughout all his years as a civil rights leader he was stressing the independence of coloured people, giving them confidence to boost economy and earn their rights. A few years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s death he had a change of heart and decided that seeking help from the government was the best way to gain financial help. This was a huge change in worldview from Martin Luther King Jr., it is said he made this change possibly because as he travelled to other cities, he saw how much worse the racial segregation was compared to his town and simply gave up with that idea. I like to believe there would be a better reason for King to make that change in heart, but I guess I’ll never know.

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Compare and contrast Martin Luther King Jr.'s worldview with the prevailing worldview of his own culture at the time.

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Compare and contrast Martin Luther King Jr.'s worldview with the prevailing worldview of his own culture at the time.

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At birth, Martin Luther King Jr. was pronounced a perfect child, physically. And in his early years he barely got ill and had an excellent mental health. In his town crime was at a minimum, so he had a pretty calm childhood. That was until his white friend that he had played with most days since his was three years of age suddenly stopped being his friend at the age of six. Martin Luther King Jr.’s friend’s father told his son to no longer hang out with poor little Martin. He then asked his parents why this happened, his parents told him about racism, and this was the first time King had heard of it before. From, that day on he actually began to hate white people. As Christians, his parents tried to convince him to not hate white people, but he wouldn’t listen, in his mind they were horrible, terrible people. Martin Luther King Jr. encountered multiple racial situations as he was growing up after that. In one of these his father mumbled "I don't care how long I have to live with this system, I will never accept it." And this clearly had an impact on how Martin Luther King Jr.’s mind worked. As Martin Luther King Jr. grew, he started to understand that hating white people as a whole wasn’t right but that didn’t mean everything could stay the same. And so, in 1995, as mentioned earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. led a protest against busses that didn’t let coloured people in or near the front seats. It was a small step to change but he had made his mind up and he was set on achieving his goal so that other kids wouldn’t have to go through the same things he did.

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Here is the modern day location in which Martin Luther King Jr.'s life was unfortunately shortened.

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Who might Martin Luther King Jr. have offended along the way? How might this have cost him?

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Who might Martin Luther King Jr. have offended along the way? How might this have cost him?

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According to an early 1968 Harris Poll, Martin Luther King Jr. died with a public disapproval rating of 75% (Smithsonian Mag., 2018). And believe it or not, he was murdered by one of these people. As mentioned earlier, in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed with a firearm.

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How has Martin Luther King Jr. worked for transformation of a situation rather than controlling and demanding conformity?

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How has Martin Luther King Jr. worked for transformation of a situation rather than controlling and demanding conformity?

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Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated himself to achieving civil rights through non-violent means. He used the power of words, grassroots organising ("people who are drawn together by something that they have in common that has both personal and community consequences, and grant themselves the authority to solve the problem they are facing or create the future they desire."(SWDG, n.d.)) and civil disobedience. It wasn’t easy, but in the end he was able to gather a large amount of positive support without threatening people into being on his side.

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How has Martin Luther King Jr.'s work encouraged a more open-minded view on situations rather than a close-minded and controlled view?

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How has Martin Luther King Jr.'s work encouraged a more open-minded view on situations rather than a close-minded and controlled view?

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Martin Luther King Jr. showed the world that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Most people only know him for his “I have a dream” speech but he did so much more. He made so many hard decisions behind the scenes and leading up to that moment. All his hard work and effort to achieve a better world without using violent methods is just outstanding and inspired many other people to do the same.

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How did Martin Luther King Jr. take risks for the wellbeing of others rather than risking others’ wellbeing?

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How did Martin Luther King Jr. take risks for the wellbeing of others rather than risking others’ wellbeing?

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Martin Luther King Jr. took risks in becoming a civil rights leader. Members of the government thought him suspicious and attacked King throughout his time of being one. He didn’t let these actions get to him, he took the hits and pretended nothing happened. If he were to retaliate against the government, it would only endanger the people he was trying to protect and go the opposite direction from what he wanted to achieve. This is how Martin Luther King Jr. was a very smart man in his ways of protesting and sacrificed his own wellbeing in order to protect that of others.

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How did Martin Luther King Jr. challenge the 'status quo'?

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How did Martin Luther King Jr. challenge the 'status quo'?

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Martin Luther King Jr. challenged the status quo as, instead of violence, he fought for what he believed in through a peaceful manner. Despite his oppressors, he continued to be a leader in civil rights, showing resilience and courage to all the people around him.

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What affect has Martin Luther King Jr. had on my worldview?

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What affect has Martin Luther King Jr. had on my worldview?

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At this point in time, I’m unsure of what my world view looks like. But I guess I believe that everyone should be treated equally or, depending on the situation, equity should be used instead. I think that everyone should be who they want to be. And Martin Luther King Jr. proved that even one person’s words can change the world. That’s why I don’t like to judge people on what they believe or what their dreams are. I might think someone’s dream is pretty strange or not something I would do but, I have no right to be the one that tells them that they can’t reach it.

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What have I found most inspiring about Martin Luther King Jr.?

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What have I found most inspiring about Martin Luther King Jr.?

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Martin Luther King Jr. is inspiring as he wasn’t forced to do the things he did. He wasn’t in it for the money. He didn’t care about glory and fame. His goal was to achieve civil rights for ALL. Key word, all – He wasn’t asking that coloured people be put above white people, he did not expect some form of compensation for the mistreatment they were unfortunately put through. Martin Luther King Jr. simply wanted to wipe the slate clean, a fresh start, for everyone to get along; No pay gap, no harsher punishments/exceptions to laws depending on your race, all he wanted was equality. And he continued to protest for it even with all the hate he was receiving and peacefully as well, which makes it all the more impressive. As I said before, Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t obliged to do this under any circumstance. He did it because it was the right thing to do, or in his words - “I had a dream”. And he pursued that dream and didn’t give up until the very end. In today’s world, it’s not perfect but, it was heavily impacted by the simple words of this one man.

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Grassroots Organising

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Grassroots Organising

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This is an example of Martin Luther King Jr.'s grassroots movement.

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Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in Atlanta, Auburn Avenue. He received a good education and had a kind supporting family. Both of his parents were fully college-educated.

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Martin Luther King Jr. lead the march for civil rights in Washington, D.C. It had a following of over 200,000 people. This march took place in 1963.

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Where did Martin's journey begin? 1995, in a place called Montgomery, Alabama, King led a protest against the busses in the town that didn't let 'coloured' people sit in or near the front seats. It spread city wide, King and his friends were sent to jail but the rule was changed in the end. This was the start to how he became a leader in the civil rights movement.

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During the march of over 200,000 people in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech. Throughout this speech he repeated the phrase "I have a dream". He added powerful points after each time he said it. This added a huge impact to his speech and became the thing he is most known for.

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Just past 6 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. It was on 4 April 1968. The impact occurred while he was standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, located in Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader, was in Memphis to support a strike by health workers and was on his way to dinner when a bullet hit him in the jaw, and his spinal cord was cut. When he arrived at a hospital, he was pronounced dead. Martin Luther King Jr was Thirty-nine years old.

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What was happening during the time up to his death.

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What was happening during the time up to his death.

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Martin Luther King dealt increasingly with the issue of economic inequality in America in the months before his assassination. In March 1968, he organised a Poor People's Campaign in support of African and American sanitation workers, this included marches on Washington. An African-American teenager died on 28th of March of the workers ' protest that was led by King. In early April, King left the town but vowed to return to protest.

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Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech.

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Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech.

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This was the final speech Martin Luther King Jr made before his death. It is the speech he is most recognised by.

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