Martin Luther King

(noun)

An American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world using nonviolent methods.

Related Terms

  • Mississippi Freedom Summer
  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Examples of Martin Luther King in the following topics:

  • Producing an Emotional Appeal

    • An example of a speech that is particularly effective at producing an emotional response with its listeners is Martin Luther King, Jr.'
    • In the speech, Martin Luther King Jr. weaves current events into the fabric of American history, underscoring the tragedy with biblical rhetoric.
    • King hinges his call for change on three refrains, or repeated phrases.
    • King articulates cruel injustices, leads us in imagining a world without those injustices, and then appeals to his audiences emotions through these phrases and the idea of a world with equal opportunity.
    • An example of a speech that is particularly effective at producing an emotional response with its listeners is Martin Luther King, Jr.'
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., and Alberta Williams King.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. meet at the White House, 1966.
    • Summarize the life, ideologies, activist strategies, and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • External Benefits: Influence the World Around You

    • When Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, he put his faith in the power of public speaking.
    • King's faith was justified; that speech is credited with paving the way for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a bill that took important steps toward making his dream a reality.
    • King remains one of the most revered orators of all time, and a stellar role model for those who believe words can change the world.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mendela are notable examples of effective orators who used oratory to have a significant impact on society.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. used his ability to speak to influence and lead a nation to action.
  • The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement

    • Martin Luther King Jr.’s inspirational appeal for peaceful change in the city of Greensboro in 1958, however, planted the seed for a more assertive civil rights movement.
    • As the enormous crowd gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial and spilled across the National Mall, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his most famous speech.
    • The vision of whites and African Americans working together peacefully to end racial injustice suffered a severe blow with the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1968.
    • After Martin Luther King, Jr.'
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman and activist who championed racial equality through nonviolence yet fierce resistance.
  • Leadership

    • Martin Luther King, Jr. is an example of an unofficial leader of a social movement--the Civil Rights Movement was a diffuse political movement, not a discrete organization, but King became the figurehead of the movement through his charismatic and influential leadership.
    • Still, many consider Martin Luther King, Jr. to be the leader of the Civil Rights Movement because of the highly influential and public role he played in influencing policies and opinions.
  • Equality

    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman and activist who championed the cause of racial equality.
  • Protestantism

    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was but one of many notable Black ministers involved in the movement.
    • King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through non-violent civil disobedience.
    • Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
  • 1968: The Year of Upheaval

    • In the spring, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.
    • Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
    • King was 39 years old.
    • Millions across the nation were outraged by King's death.
    • Outline the events of 1968 including the Tet Offensive and assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy
  • Discontent with the Roman Catholic Church

    • The Protestant Reformation was the schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other early Protestants.
    • The Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation, was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther and continued by other early Protestant Reformers in Europe in the 16th century.
    • Although there had been significant earlier attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church before Luther – such as those of Jan Hus, Geert Groote, Thomas A Kempis, Peter Waldo, and John Wycliffe – Martin Luther is widely acknowledged to have started the Reformation with his 1517 work The Ninety-Five Theses.
    • The king forbade the teaching of these articles, but neither Hus nor the university complied with the ruling, requesting that the articles should be first proven to be un-scriptural.
    • The tumults at Prague had stirred up a sensation; papal legates and Archbishop Albik tried to persuade Hus to give up his opposition to the papal bulls, and the king made an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile the two parties.
  • Luther and Protestantism

    • Martin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.
    • Martin Luther was born to Hans Luther and his wife Margarethe on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.
    • Hans Luther was ambitious for himself and his family, and he was determined to see Martin, his eldest son, become a lawyer.
    • He enclosed in his letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," which came to be known as the Ninety-five Theses.
    • PBS Documentary about Martin Luther the 'Reluctant Revolutionary.'
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