... motives and influences on his rhetoric choices. King was an African American minister who is credited as leading the country to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He passionately believed in a nation of equality, encompassing all people who share unalienable rights. At a time when the ... to speak out and encourage others to take action. Lastly, understanding the audience helps explain the selection of Martin Luther King's rhetorical strategies. The audience that King delivered his speech to was comprised of 3,000 clergy and laity of Riverside Church (Martin Luther King Papers ... in agreeme...

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... the history of slavery, King searched for answers to the problems of segregation and a way to free the blacks. 2.3 His strategies and his methods Martin Luther King tried several methods and strategies in order to make his dream come true. His strategies of leading the blacks out of racism were based on the Civil Disobedience by Thoreau and the Satyagraha method by Gandhi ... . With his dream of a society where all men are treated as equals, he understood it to communicate with the audience because his words gave them new hope and drive to act. His goal had always been to mobilize the bl...

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... , King and other southern black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In 1959, King toured India and further developed his understanding of Gandhian nonviolent strategies, and met with many followers of Gandhi"s teachings. During these discussions he became more convinced than ever that nonviolent resistance was the most potent weapon available to oppressed people ... King resigned from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and returned to Atlanta to become co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. In response to Kings leadership and modern str...

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... police brutality of the Birmingham Campaign created a new level of visibility for the civil rights movement and contributed to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Born in Mt. Meigs, Alabama, Shuttlesworth was licensed and ordained as a preacher in 1948. He earned an A.B. (1951) from Selma University ... quot;Project C" – C for confrontation. Shuttlesworth issued the "Birmingham Manifesto," which explained the black community's decision to act: "We act today in full concert with our Hebraic-Christian tradition, the laws of morality and the Constitution of our nation," Shuttlesworth...

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... little resulted from this meeting, WPC's President Jo Ann Robinson reiterated the Council's requests in a May 21 letter to Mayor Gayle, asking him, "Please consider this plan, and if possible, act favorably upon it, for even now plans are being made to ride less, or not at all, on our buses." jjjjjOn December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move after the ... in Montgomery, King and other Southern Black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In 1959, King toured India and further developed his understanding of Gandhian nonviolent strategies. Later ...

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... reached in and tapped what Carl Jung called our "collective unconscious, the universal aspiration for the well being of all people. His philosophy of non-violent direct action, and his strategies for rational and non-destructive social change, stimulated the conscience of a nation and helped reorder its priorities. Martin Luther King had a strong spiritual belief in loving steadfast, never-changing, God ... which is purely spontaneous, unmotivated, groundless, and creative. It is the love of God existing in the human heart." (p. 27). Additionally, King believed it was a love that was un...

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... but does not make binding on itself." (King p. 71) Martin Luther King even goes as far as to remind his fellow clergymen that in the 1940's Adolph Hitler did not act against any German Laws, but everything the Hungarian Freedom Fighters did was in fact illegal. Direct action, King explains, does not create tension, but rather brings attention to the tension ... to "let them march; . . . and try to understand why he must do so." (King p. 76) Following his release from jail, Martin Luther King, together with the SCLC, re- evaluated their strategies for direct action in Birmingham. "He did...

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... but does not make binding on itself." (King p. 71) Martin Luther King even goes as far as to remind his fellow clergymen that in the 1940's Adolph Hitler did not act against any German Laws, but everything the Hungarian Freedom Fighters did was in fact illegal. Direct action, King explains, does not create tension, but rather brings attention to the tension ... to "let them march; . . . and try to understand why he must do so." (King p. 76) Following his release from jail, Martin Luther King, together with the SCLC, re- evaluated their strategies for direct action in Birmingham. "He did...

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... but does not make binding on itself." (King p. 71) Martin Luther King even goes as far as to remind his fellow clergymen that in the 1940's Adolph Hitler did not act against any German Laws, but everything the Hungarian Freedom Fighters did was in fact illegal. Direct action, King explains, does not create tension, but rather brings attention to the tension ... to "let them march; . . . and try to understand why he must do so." (King p. 76) Following his release from jail, Martin Luther King, together with the SCLC, re- evaluated their strategies for direct action in Birmingham. "He did...

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... . In 1958, he published his first book that is called Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. That following year he toured India in order to understand the Gandhian non-violent strategies. Martin returned from his trip and became a co-pastor with his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1960 to 1968. In the spring of 1963, Martin and many of his ... hoses had caused major news reports. President Kennedy had reacted to the Birmingham protests by submitting broad civil rights legislation to Congress. "That eventually came to be the Civil Rights Act of 1964". Following demonstration...

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