Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By Bryan Luong
Dr. Martin Luther King’s use of civil disobedience and non-violence helped win civil rights for African Americans. Dr. King’s philosophy of using these techniques was influenced by Gandhi. Gandhi had previously used civil disobedience and non-violence, and it was very successful. Because of this, Dr. King believed that it was imperative to use non-violence in his “commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights” (Chernus, 2004). The idea of civil disobedience is simple: it is the refusal and resistance of governmental laws and commands without the use of violence. Dr. King used it everywhere we went; he used it in his marches, strikes, and boycotts. It proved to be effective during the protest in Birmingham, Alabama brought worldwide attention. The technique was also effective during the March on Washington applied the usage of civil disobedience and non-violence, bring over 200,000 people nationwide. Eventually, this march helped “pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act” (Tuttle, 1999). Dr. King’s usage of civil disobedience proved to be very successful. Dr. King knew that in order to truly expose the oppressed from governmental laws can reveal to the world that America needed change. It needed to grant civil rights and voting rights to African Americans in order to create a less segregated nation of less racial actives towards the minorities. Dr. King influences many people in the word today, and would be a great candidate for TOMS shoes because of his excellent leadership skills which proved very successful in his career.
Source 1: American Nonviolence: The History of an Idea by Chernus
Source 2: March on Washington by Tuttle
By Angie Chung
Dr. Martin Luther King was politically involved in the Civil Rights Movement in America. Previously, a Baptist minister, Dr. King became a civil rights activist. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference two years later. He became the first president of the SCLC. Because he was the leader of the SCLC, Dr. King “maintained a policy of not publicly endorsing a U.S. political party or candidate” (Schofield, 2006). He believed that both parties had a weakness, and that he did not want to be a part to either party. The movement lasted many years, and it involved an enormous amount of strength, determination, and perseverance to fight for civil rights. He wanted politics to be fair. No injustice should take part in the world. During his years in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Dr. King convinced the majority of Americans that the Civil Rights Movement “was the most important issue in American politics in the early 1960s” (Fairclough, 1987). Similar to Blake Mycoskie wanting everyone in the world have a pair of shoes, Dr. King wanted everyone to have civil rights. Both want to revolutionize the world by starting something that matters. With Dr. King’s expertise in leadership and political views, he would be an excellent candidate for TOMS shoes because Dr. King knows what the people needs, and what the government can do to help achieve the goal of TOMS shoes.
Source 1: Architects of Political Change by Schofield
Source 2: To Redeem the Soul of America by Fairclough
Dr. Martin Luther King’s use of civil disobedience and non-violence helped win civil rights for African Americans. Dr. King’s philosophy of using these techniques was influenced by Gandhi. Gandhi had previously used civil disobedience and non-violence, and it was very successful. Because of this, Dr. King believed that it was imperative to use non-violence in his “commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights” (Chernus, 2004). The idea of civil disobedience is simple: it is the refusal and resistance of governmental laws and commands without the use of violence. Dr. King used it everywhere we went; he used it in his marches, strikes, and boycotts. It proved to be effective during the protest in Birmingham, Alabama brought worldwide attention. The technique was also effective during the March on Washington applied the usage of civil disobedience and non-violence, bring over 200,000 people nationwide. Eventually, this march helped “pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act” (Tuttle, 1999). Dr. King’s usage of civil disobedience proved to be very successful. Dr. King knew that in order to truly expose the oppressed from governmental laws can reveal to the world that America needed change. It needed to grant civil rights and voting rights to African Americans in order to create a less segregated nation of less racial actives towards the minorities. Dr. King influences many people in the word today, and would be a great candidate for TOMS shoes because of his excellent leadership skills which proved very successful in his career.
Source 1: American Nonviolence: The History of an Idea by Chernus
Source 2: March on Washington by Tuttle
By Angie Chung
Dr. Martin Luther King was politically involved in the Civil Rights Movement in America. Previously, a Baptist minister, Dr. King became a civil rights activist. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference two years later. He became the first president of the SCLC. Because he was the leader of the SCLC, Dr. King “maintained a policy of not publicly endorsing a U.S. political party or candidate” (Schofield, 2006). He believed that both parties had a weakness, and that he did not want to be a part to either party. The movement lasted many years, and it involved an enormous amount of strength, determination, and perseverance to fight for civil rights. He wanted politics to be fair. No injustice should take part in the world. During his years in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Dr. King convinced the majority of Americans that the Civil Rights Movement “was the most important issue in American politics in the early 1960s” (Fairclough, 1987). Similar to Blake Mycoskie wanting everyone in the world have a pair of shoes, Dr. King wanted everyone to have civil rights. Both want to revolutionize the world by starting something that matters. With Dr. King’s expertise in leadership and political views, he would be an excellent candidate for TOMS shoes because Dr. King knows what the people needs, and what the government can do to help achieve the goal of TOMS shoes.
Source 1: Architects of Political Change by Schofield
Source 2: To Redeem the Soul of America by Fairclough
