Martin Luther King as a Role Mole Model

Martin Luther King as a Role Mole Model

Introduction

Americans remember where they were on 4 April 1968, when they heard the news of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee. As an organization Montgomery bus Boycott 1955-1956, King became a household name in America. He had been a major force in America in fighting racism, discrimination and injustice (Garrow, 1986). At the time of his death, the king was forced to operation of landmark legislation in the areas of civil rights, educational opportunities, voting rights and fair housing. As King himself said, his goal was "to save the soul of America." In this battle the salvation of America, the king took a slander, public disgrace, and imprisonment, and eventually left his legacy before the world.

King as a Leader

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, where his father was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. King earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, his bachelor of divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary, and his doctorate of philosophy from Boston University. King spent his adult life as a Baptist pastor and highly influential civil rights leader. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee (Garrow, 1986). King is recognized nationally and internationally for his work as a leader in the U.S. civil rights movement and for his advocacy of non-violence. He was instrumental in organizing non-violent boycotts, direct-action protests, sit-ins, and marches against racial segregation and discrimination. King framed racial segregation and racism as sinful and immoral, and he argued that ending segregation and racial inequality was a moral imperative. As a nationally recognized spokesperson for the civil rights movement, King pushed the U.S. government to pass laws ensuring equal rights for all U.S. citizens (including the Civil Rights Act) and to enforce newly passed laws that made racial segregation illegal (Garrow,1986).

King's Christian World View

King is known worldwide for his belief in, and advocacy of, non-violence. King's view was based on the existence of God and the existence of bible as being a revelation through Jesus Christ. He based his belief in non-violence on the Christian concept of agape, or Christian love. While he viewed non-violence as an expression of Christian love, his understanding of non-violence was also influenced by a number of other sources, including Henry David Thoreau's Essay on Civil Disobedience, Mohandas ...