Essays on Mlk

Mlk or Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful figure that had endured many years of trials and tribulations in the fight for what he believed as right. Throughout his life, he was battered, shamed, disrespected, and countless other things that maybe only he could and would know. Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential piece of a broad puzzle that helped bring both whites and blacks together to not only aid in the change of segregation but most importantly, to get rid of and potentially bring an end to all racism.

On January 15, 1929, Mlk Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. During this time he had done a bunch of studying trying to build up his reputation to be known as a preacher. Dr. King was raised to fight for what he thought was right, and to never give up on what you dream to achieve. With this being his upbringing, it later proved to be his mindset that helped him to push through and succeed with the goals he had in mind. The main influence of his was Mohandas Gandhi, and it led to an advocation of disobedience and nonviolent resistance to the southern segregation acts which happened to be taking place during the time that he was pursuing his push for peace and equality.

With Dr. King being a powerful orator and also appealing with Christian beliefs, he received attention from most of the nation from all races. This helped lead to the ratification of the 24th amendment that had taken place in 1964. Which was succeeded by the civil rights movement, all led and influenced mostly by Dr. Mlk jr. himself. One game-changing and powerful statement made by the people themselves on this movement was northern whites that had joined in to help Dr. Kings push for peace.

Throughout King's several years of continued efforts to accomplish his goals, he gave many speeches along the way. Dr. King had given roughly 2,000-2,500 speeches within an approximate span of 10 or so years. One of his most powerful speeches was is “I Have a Dream” speech. This speech had taken place in Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, with over 245,00 people in attendance. People of all races loved to hear Mlk Jr. speak. He truly brought every race together for a greater good whenever he stood upon his soapbox to speak on what he felt in his heart was right for each and every person.

Another speech of Dr. Kings was “Our God is Marching On.” Even though this speech is not quite as powerful as the others, he still gets his point across to everyone that hears and can relate to him and also the beliefs that they may share. This speech was given in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 on March 25th. This was a location where Dr. King had marched for miles and miles only to be met with complete and utter violence from harsh cold-hearted people. They were abused and battered. They received torment from things such as police dogs attacking and mauling civilians, firemen drenching people with fire hoses at full blast, policemen beating and bashing young children, to military forces taking aim and using brutal force against this peaceful walk of change. There have been some truly horrible events that take place that no one will ever know of, but the ones that have been noticed and accounted for will never be forgotten.