Essays on Southern Christian Leadership

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was considered to be one of the greatest leaders of the Civil Rights era. In his letter, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is writing in response to a letter that was written to him by eight Alabama clergymen. In their letter, the eight clergymen expressed a dislike for the activism of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They believed that the demonstration that Dr. King was participating in was “led in part by outsiders” (Carpenter et al.) Additionally, the clergymen seemed to praise the police of Birmingham. In ...

INTRODUCTION

A: Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most renowned civil rights leaders in the U.S. history.

B: Martin Luther King was assassinated because of his position on racial discrimination.

II: Orienting Material: Luther helped expand the rights of many African Americans. The victories and success of his non-violence movement convinced many Whites to welcome the changes that Luther’s leadership brought to the U.S. (Harrison, 2007).

BODY

Beginning the Journey: A: Born in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was raised in Atlanta during the Jim Crow laws era, which made racial discrimination and segregation an everyday reality for African Americans in the South.

B: At Atlanta’s Morehouse College, Luther embraced the idea that religion was a powerful tool for spearheading social change.

C: After receiving a doctorate degree from Boston ...

The speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Junior in 1967 at a meeting of the clergy, who had concerns about the Vietnam War. The speech by King was terse and with love. King and other members of the clergy had watched the Vietnam War for decades and had grown tired of it. As men of God, the members of the clergy felt it was their moral obligation to speak up. Admittedly, they felt that their silence towards was a form of betrayal to the human race and God Himself. To shun such a feeling, they decided to channel ...