I focused mostly on the main three rhetorical terms, logos, ethos and pathos, but identified others, such as anaphora which was used numerous of times. As I said, I’m happy with the effort put into this paper, and think I went by devising it the most organized way I could think of. On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered one of the most riveting and famous speeches in American history. The speech came right after a death of an African American protester in Selma, Alabama. The protest was over African American voting rights, as few African Americans could vote due to racist whites manipulating the voting system.
It grew quickly due to his ability to travel at his own expense and write and deliver speeches all over the country. He had purchased a ship to travel to the West Indies and Central America with his agenda to empower the black race everywhere. By August 1920, Garvey had over 6 million followers. Garvey had a strong belief the black man should be given their own country where they should be given the fullest opportunity to develop to socially, politically and industrially. He did not believe black people could remain in a white man’s world and be successful.
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, as Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights and racial equality in the United States and around the world through nonviolent methods. Playing a great role in the history of modern American liberalism, King had a very interesting young life being a constant worker for civil rights for members of his race while being in the ministry. His approach though, brought him afflictions which also paved the way to his untimely assassination. This paper describes the short lived life of Martin Luther King and his impact to American history.
Fighting for Freedom In a “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr., King explains why he was in Birmingham. In 1963 King guided fifty-three African-Americans through Birmingham to protest for Civil Rights. King wrote this letter to answer a letter he had received from eight clergymen saying that, “such demonstrations were unwise, untimely, and extreme”. King replies to their letter from a Birmingham jail explaining why he was there and why all the actions that have taken place were necessary. In this letter Martin Luther King Jr. shows that he is there for his fellow people and justice.
Malcolm, a daring advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Malcolm’s father Earl Little was an out spoken Baptist minister and supporter of Marcus Garvey back to Africa movement. His push for Civil Rights made him and his family a target of death threats forcing them to move. Later along the way Malcolm’s father was killed. This cause Malcolm’s mother to become sick and moved in to a mental institute.
The MIA(Montgomery Improvement Association) was formed with Martin Luther King as president. Leaflets were passed around the black community urging them to stop using the bus services. The effect was immense, with countless buses in Montgomery empty. An MIA meeting of 7000 was held in Holt Street Baptist Church, where it was decided that the boycott would continue. At that meeting Martin Luther King gave an inspiring speech that spread the boycott further among blacks.
During the 1963 March on Washington, King delivered perhaps his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream.” This speech called for an end to racism and desegregation in America that was still very prevalent at the time. King discusses his dreams of freedom and equality for all blacks in a land that still was plagued with hatred and prejudice to the African American race. King closes out his speech by saying, “I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.” These words are arguably some of the most famous from his speech because they really resonated with the people listening to him. He is envisioning a healthy future where regardless of skin color all are treated fairly and equally.
In 1965, the Watts riots broke out in Los Angeles. The term "blacks" became socially acceptable, replacing "Negroes." Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.
He believed that racial integration should begins with each individual, as a prophet he travelled across the country in conflict with itself, and spoke to all that listened, he spoke to the country about its most dangerous disease-racism. In 1963 Martin Luther King led a march to Washington on the eve of the vote by the National Congress on the new legislation. The march attracted thousands of people who went with him to Washington. On the steps at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th he outlined his dream of his nation and brought to the world’s attention of how unfairly blacks were treated. His most famous speech known as ‘I have a Dream’, is accepted as one of the most effective speech ever
With charismatic and intelligent spokesmen such as Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights campaigners had brought the plight of black Americans to the attention of the whole world. The federal government had been forced to respond and the legislation of the nation had been changed to address the inequality and oppression experienced by millions of black citizens. For many black Americans, and also many sympathetic white Americans, the hope was that the USA was entering a new age of equality and meaningful civil rights for all citizens. By the mid 1960s, however, many black Americans were becoming disillusioned. Many Southern states continued to harass and persecute blacks regardless of the new legislation.