...Coretta; The Story of Coretta Scott King Octavia Vivian Coretta Scott King is widely recognized as the wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But in her own right she was a civil rights activist, vocalist and mother of four children. The struggles that she faced in her life were insurmountable. At a young age, she lost the love of her life and raised four children alone. But the grounding factor through all of her trials and tribulations was her strong belief and love of God. Growing up in Alabama in the 1930’s was difficult for an African American woman. Her family struggled even though they owned land and multiple businesses during the depression. Coretta attended a local elementary school and was always at the top of her class. She moved on to Lincoln High School, which was semi-private. Her parents were paying tuition plus room and board and didn’t see her but only on the weekends. Her mother got so frustrated with the whole situation that she bused all of the African American kids to and from school every day. Coretta’s parents told her that she was going to college no matter what. After graduating as valedictorian of her class, she received some assistance from scholarships and attended Antioch College in Ohio. She majored in elementary education with a minor in music. Coretta was a very talented vocalist and singing was her passion. After graduating from Antioch, Coretta was accepted to the New England Conservatory in Boston. Coretta had...
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...Coretta Scott King By: Kyra Moore Black history is an important day because it tells us about all the African Americans. That had come before us and they had a hard time .I decided to write about the life of Coretta Scott King. Coretta was a great African Civil right activist. To begin with, Coretta was born on April 27, 1927, in Marion, Alabama. She attended Lincoln high school, graduating as the school valedictorian in 1945.Later Coretta enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. After graduating from Antioch College, Coretta began taking courses at the New England Conservatory of music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned her second collage degree in voice. She also earned her degree writing a book about kids reading more in the early 1950’s.It was a while since she was attending the Conservatory of Music. That’s where Coretta met her future husband, Martin Luther King Jr. The famed Civil rights leader who at the time was studying theology at Boston University. The couple got married on June 18, 1953. In her career, Coretta was best known for working for her husband. Coretta established a distinguished career in activists roll; she worked as a public mediator. And as a liaison to peace and justice organizations. Coretta’s greatest accomplishments were being a part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. So blacks can sit where they want to on the bus. Coretta...
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...Jordan Beard Mrs. Laney English III 10 April 2014 “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” Research Paper Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is considered to be one of his most powerful and effective speeches, considering that it gave not only the black community of Memphis, TN, but all supporters of the nation, the courage to continue a long journey for freedom. His figure as a speaker and a leader had a positive impacting effect on the nation as a whole. On February 1, 1968, during a heavy rainstorm in Memphis, two black sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a faulty garbage truck compactor to stay out of the rain (“Martin Luther King Jr”). The City of Memphis, under Mayor Henry Loeb, in order to preserve money in the economy, had continued to use this old and outdated machinery in the Public Works Department when it should have been discarded (Honey). “The city paid most of its 1,300 sanitation workers a minimum wage of one dollar and sixty cents per hour; they worked until their routes were done, often putting in sixty hours a week at forty hours of pay” (Honey). The wages of these workers were so low that they were forced to live on welfare as well as food stamps to simply live day to day and feed their families (“Sanitation Workers Strike”). The city provided unskilled black workers with no job benefits, no access to supervisory jobs, no rights or respect and minimal health coverage. The families of both...
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...Martin Luther King, Jr Michael Luther King, Jr., later changed his name to Martin, was born on January 15th 1929. His parents were Alberta King, a schoolteacher, and Michael Luther King, who was a Bapist minister in Atlanta, Georgia. His father adopted his name after the German Protestant leader Martin Luther. The young Martin had two siblings, Willie Christine and Alfred Daniel Williams King. Despite their father’s best efforts, their children encountered racial prejudice. Martin Luther King Sr. was a staunch supporter of racial tolerance because their black ancestors not only came across racism but also segregation. As a teenager, Martin attempted suicide by jumping from a second story window at their home after his grandmother died of a heart attack while he was outside watching a parade. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he was known for being an intelligent student such that he started college at the age of 15. However, he was an unmotivated sophomore student who preferred the company of his female classmates. In spite of growing up in a deeply spiritual family, the young Martin was skeptical about religion and he did not like overt displays of religious worship. Much to his father’s dismay, he decided not to join church ministry. Though, he later on took a Bible class, strengthened his Christian faith and began to consider a career in ministry. After graduating from Morehouse College with a sociology degree, he joined Crozer Theological Seminary where...
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...Speech Analysis: MLK After watching Martin Luther King’s speech, several things jumped out to me. At the beginning of his speech, I noticed that he did not talk fast but he started somewhat slow; as he progressed through the speech, he talked a little bit faster and maintained that pace. Throughout the entire speech, he remained confident; he talked with a booming voice, and his pronunciation was clear with every word since he never muttered. His posture was “strong” since he did not move around too much and looked at the audience very often instead of staring down at his script. Another thing that I noticed in his speech was that he was very repetitive which was effective, because people remembered what he said; two examples that was used often were “I have a dream…” and “Let freedom ring…” which are very popular in his speech. He used a couple of quotes that people recognized, one of them being from a song called “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” which even children knew. In his speech, there were some pauses in between sentences, and I believe that he was doing that to let him gather his thoughts to prepare for what he was going to say next and also allow the audience some time to think about what he was saying. After half his speech, I noticed that he had stopped reading off of his script. This displayed how well prepared he was before his speech since he knew his information. In conclusion, he was well prepared before the speech, confident, maintained a good speaking pace, and...
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...Bello Louissaint ENC 1101-20013 Professor Kristen Holt February 26, 2014 The Battle of Two Civil Legends When you hear the names Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., You think of the men of colored that paved the way for their respective races and nation. Gandhi with his homeland of India from British rule and MLK with the nation of America. Many figures have compared to two but no one has ever attempted to pit these two legends against each other and not in the form of a rap battle. Well, ERB can claim to be the first. With the melodic rhymes and catchy hook. Who exactly won this battle of civil greats, in my esteemed opinion, it would be the Mahatma. Gandhi case presentation and his flow was too beastly for MLK in this battle. First and foremost, in the battle Gandhi states that MLK should “you should jot down my ideas…….plagiarize his whole verse” (ERB).; Mahatma was referencing the fact that MLK followed his ideology. Although, it can be said that he did in fact use some of the ideals of Gandhi, MLK did not use fasting as a way of protest. MLK, himself has stated that Mahatma was a driving influencing in his way of fighting for civil justice but again, he did not steal his ideals like Gandhi claims. Furthermore, Gandhi goes on to state that MLK should leave his ideas at the door like the real Martin Luther (ERB).. Martin Luther gained his fame for nailing his complaints against the Catholic Church in the 14th century, at the time the church would sell indulgences...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. an American Leader Jessica McElrath Santa Clara University School of Law, University of California, Berkeley ABSTRACT: There are a select few individuals who are able to still be recognized as "great" or "brilliant" because they and their accomplishments have forever changed society and the world. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those individuals. Martin was raised in Atlanta Georgia, growing up in a world of segregation gave him the ambition to live by a heroic credo of nonviolence. People in his community looked up to his ability to be an outstanding leader, he was asked to be in charge of an organization named MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association). The success from MIA and King’s intelligence later lead him to arrange protest for jobs and freedom. Being the great leader that he was, he became very successful in achieving all of his major goals for his nation. Martin Luther King attended Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia. While studying at Morehouse he did some reading on a well-known leader named Gandhi, who king admired for being the first person to use the love ethic as a tool to effect social change. He spent years in South Africa working to end discrimination against Indians. Gandhi believed that passive resistance could challenge violence and win (Mc,Elrath, 2008). Nonviolent resistance is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, or other methods,...
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...Utica/Rome Black Population Spector’s discussion of the Black population begins with four pictures of significance that preserve, defend, and reestablish health within their community. Figure 11-1(Spector, 2013, p. 265) shows a picture of a classic Haitian meal, which has all the necessary components of a healthy meal for maintaining health. Figure 11-2 (Spector, 2013, p. 265) shows a beaded necklace that is worn for health protection. Figure 11-3 (Spector, 2013, p. 265) shows a desiccated garden snake, as well as the powder obtained from grinding it. This powder is mixed with water to be applied to skin rashes and insect bites. Finally, figure 11-4 (Spector, 2013, p. 265) shows the grave of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. King fought for the nonviolent resolution of prejudice. Box 11-1 (Spector, 2013, p. 269) notes the significant events in the Black population for civil rights. These events are noteworthy in the discussion of health and illness of the Black community, as the abolishment of slavery did not stop the segregation of the races. Hotels, schools, bathrooms, modes of transportation, and drinking fountains were separated by the races. In 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel, an establishment that formerly was only accessible to the Caucasian race. He had just spoken the day before about a peaceful resolution between the races. This box also shows how the Black community began to fight back for equal...
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...born? Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia 2. What kind of work did his father, Martin Luther King, Senior, do? He is an early leader in the American Civil Rights Movement 3. Did Martin have any brothers or sisters? If so, what were their names? He had an older sister, Willie Christine King, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King. 4. How did Martin do in middle school and high school? Know for public debates, still faced racial discrimination. 5. How old was Martin when he started college? 15 6. Where did MLK give his first sermon? Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta 7. Who did Martin Luther King marry? When was he married? Find an image of his wife. Coretta Scott King 1953–1968 8. What was the SCLC? Why was the SCLC important? How was MLK involved in the SCLC? The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization. Its main aim was to advance the cause ofcivil rights in America but in a non-violent manner. From its inception in 1957, its president was Martin Luther King – a post he held until his murder in 1968. 9. What was the Montgomery bus boycott? Find an image of a photo taken during the boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, a seminal event in the U.S. civil rights movement, was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The campaign lasted...
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...have been many great leaders in our time that had a great impact on America, but today there is one person I would like to acknowledge, and that is Martin Luther King Jr. MLKJ have done so much in his lifetime to shape up this country. Just take a minute to think, what if MLKJ would’ve gave up. Ask yourself how would the world be today? That’s why MLKJ is the perfect example of a leader because he never threw in the towel and gave up. He fought to the end. Body Martin Luther king Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. Many of us should be familiar with this well-known day, January 15, known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King was born in Atlanta, Ga to the parents of Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta King. As King grew older he Married Coretta Scott King and had four children. King was a well-known leader in the Civil Rights Movement. King was also known in various parts of the country for really pushing the Civil Rights. Aside from being a Civil Rights leader, King was a American Clergy leader, activist, as well as a minister. King was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at age thirty-five. When King was notified he was selected he donated all the prize money of $54,123 to the civil rights movement. For many of us when we hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s name the first thing that comes to mind is his “I Have A Dream” speech. King delivered this speech in front of thousands of Americans on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. King’s speech was...
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...The question of identity is complex, to be certain. Philosophical thinkers have been wrestling with the question for centuries. Such intellectual exercises have frequently been rooted in the idea that no matter the individual differences between us, we are the “same” because each of us is, at base, a human being. Using this as the basis for understanding our individual identities within the context of a civilized, democratic society, we should be able to co-exist harmoniously in a country founded on the following familiar words from the United States Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The reality of the situation, however, is arguably that white culture has interpreted these words to mean that anyone who identifies themselves as not white, either by some physical trait, or a set of ideologies that do not mirror the protestant values on which this country was founded, is essentially and innately substandard. As a result, they are marginalized and assigned a sub-par position within society. Certain groups are notable for the social and political resistance they begin to demonstrate against the white establishment. Two notable groups which have shown (and continue to show) such resistance are African-Americans and the LGBT community, significantly notable because both groups...
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...26 The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (continued) Homework: Journal response – The Sixties March 03 The Sixties journal response due Discuss Machiavelli/Jefferson essay prompt Man and the State: Machiavelli on Political Power Discuss rhetorical and critical reasoning implications Homework: World of Ideas – “Government Introduction: (14-19) Machiavelli’s “The Qualities of the Prince” (36-53) Journal response – Machiavelli text Prereading Questions (39); Questions for Critical Reading 1-5 (50) Define the terms ends and means, and explain why they are important. Compare Machiavelli’s advice with the behavior of a specific politician – past or present. Under what political circumstances might the ends justify the means? 05 The Old Globe 10 Machiavelli packet due Group presentation and discussion – Machiavelli Discuss rhetorical and critical reasoning implications Homework: World of Ideas – Jefferson’s “The Declaration of Independence” (76-84) Journal response to the Jefferson text Prereading Questions (80); Questions for Critical Reading1-5 (84) How does the document seem to define independence? Use this definition...
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...A Great Speaker Teresa Spracklin Argosy University A Great Speaker I have chosen to write about Martin Luther King Jr. He was a true fighter, seeking equality for all mankind. In his speech titled, “I Have a Dream!” given on Aug 28, 1963, he states, This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day ('I have a dream', New African, 2004, par. 7). He wrote a very powerful speech, but this passage is one of my favorites. I like how he talks about how one day we all can share this great nation as one. He talked about how one day his children will be equals, and how no one will be set apart. His ideas and his dream was shared in a time that was really struggling. I wish I could have seen and heard his speech. I have watched it on television, but I bet it was more powerful in person. If I understand the question “Which is the in-group…,” then I would have to say that at the time, the “in-group” would have been the “whites.” At the time of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech, whites were feeling that they were above the blacks. Whites felt that the blacks were inferior, uneducated, non-deserving of respect, and they did not belong...
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...Andrew Jackson Young Andrew Jackson Young Jr. was born March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother was Daisy Full Young a school teacher, and his father was Andrew Jackson Young Sr., a dentist. Young’s father hired a professional boxer to teach Andrew and his brother how to fight, so they could defend themselves. From that, Andrew decided that violence was not the path he would choose to follow. After beginning his higher education at Dillard University, Young transferred to Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and received his Bachelor of Science in pre-dentistry degree there in 1951. He felt a religious calling and entered the Turner-Boatwright Christian ministry school and earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1955. Young was appointed to serve as pastor of a church in Marion, Alabama. It was there in Marion that he met Jean Childs, who later became his wife. He became friend and ally of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at this time. In 1060 he joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Young was jailed for his participation in civil rights demonstrations, both in Selma, Alabama, and in St. Augustine, Florida. Young played a key role in the events in Birmingham, Alabama, serving as a mediator between the white and black communities. In 1964 Young was named executive director of the southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), becoming, in capacity, one of Dr....
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...floor window in the house. When his grandmother was still alive and their parents were out of the house Martins younger brother AD slid down a banister and knocked out Grandma Williams unconscious. Martin blamed himself for not watching is the brother more carefully, and feeling responsible out the window he went. Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from Booker T. Washington at 15 yrs. old and he instantly fell in love with a girl named Coretta Scott he admired how she was so serious, ambitious women. Martin soon proposed to her, after a couple of days she accepted it they were newlyweds on June 18, 1953 An invitation arrived asking Martin to be pastor of the church. Martin and Coretta talked it over; Martin wanted his own church and didn’t want to be assistant pastor to his father. Coretta still preferred the north, but she decided that at least Montgomery was a large enough city to offer her a chance to perform concerts there. Martin wrote back that he accepted the pastor ship, he and Coretta would be in Montgomery in September. Martin and Coretta, moved into the old seven room house. Feeling settled at last, they soon started a...
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