Martin Luther King Jr.
Thesis statement: how Martin Luther King Jr. helped shape and mold the African American people of then and now.
How Martin Luther King Jr. helped in shaping as well as molding the African American from that time and in today’s world is significance in portraying the African American existence history. This is essential is showing the transformation that has been achieved among the African American individuals due to Martin King Jr. authority.
Martin King Jr. held a vision of a community in which race was not a problem in the manner that individuals were being treated or on how they were permitted to enjoy their existence[1].
The effort of King Luther Jr. changed America and the world in general for the general betterment of individual’s welfare[2]. His vision was crucial in making the world today a better place which is characterized with more equity for the black American individuals. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the lives of the African American by providing them with a voice which the minority groups did not have[3]. This, therefore, shaped the lives of the African American in the world today as they can secure opportunities and access facilities which were not possible before[4].
Despite the fact that Martin Luther King Jr. vision failed in becoming a reality in America today his vision was effective in molding the African American people. His attention was effective in drawing attention to the government and all the involved parties to address the issue of racial discrimination. He transformed the lives of the African American by drawing a path towards racial equality and ensuring that they do not prioritize violence in the quest to address the issue of inequality. Through his efforts, the African American were given the right to vote and the civil right law ensured the African American people were not treated distinctively from the whites[5].
References
Birt, Robert E. 2012. The liberatory thought of Martin Luther King Jr. critical essays on the philosopher King. Lanham, Md: Lexington Books. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1033724.
Burrow, Rufus, and Dwayne A. Tunstall. 2015. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the theology of resistance. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&A N=907852.
Daley, James. 2006. Great speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and others ; edited by James Daley. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1889395.
Jackson, Thomas F., and Martin Luther King. 2007. From civil rights to human rights Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice. Philadelphia, Pa: University of Pennsylvania Press. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3442097.
King, Martin Luther, and Clayborne Carson. 2007. The papers 6 6. Berkeley [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press.
[1] Burrow, Rufus, and Dwayne A. Tunstall. 2015. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the theology of resistance. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&A N=907852.
[2] King, Martin Luther, and Clayborne Carson. 2007. The papers 6 6. Berkeley [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press.
[3][3] Birt, Robert E. 2012. The liberatory thought of Martin Luther King Jr. critical essays on the philosopher King. Lanham, Md: Lexington Books. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1033724.
[4] Jackson, Thomas F., and Martin Luther King. 2007. From civil rights to human rights Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice. Philadelphia, Pa: University of Pennsylvania Press. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3442097.
[5] Daley, James. 2006. Great speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and others ; edited by James Daley. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1889395.
