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Sociology and Anthropology

Northwestern journal of law and social policy, 2016

THE LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT (1955-1956), THE BELOVED COMMUNITY, AND THE NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE, 2022

The United States faced one of the crucial social movements in the second half of the twentieth century. The Civil Rights Movement, symbolizing the struggle for equality and justice, was the revival of the country's founding principles in a way. This study primarily aims to reconsider Martin Luther King Jr., as one of the notable figures of the recent United States history, and his legacy by referring to The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955), the beloved community and nonviolent resistance. This thesis will argue the images of King's religious affiliations and duties on his course of action. In this study, The Boycott, which boosts the Civil Rights Movement, will be examined by benefitting from two newspapers, called The Washington Star (Evening Star) and Arizona Sun, which are based on different stances. This study will also consider propaganda posters, photographs, court records, memoirs, speeches, and letters to analyze the Boycott and King’s leadership. This thesis will ask if another way would be possible without civil disobedience and reveal the importance of the course of action in evaluating the struggle of King Jr. and African Americans.

The Journal of Southern History, 2002

Every third Monday of January of every year all across America (and the world), we remember the birth, life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as well as the impact and/or relevance of his vision, values and legacy on race relations in the United States. Although Martin Luther King Jr. was not the first black American to advocate vigorously for civil rights for African-Americans, his efforts were quite unique and compelling. Through his dream and involvement in the civil rights movement, Dr. King, Jr. gave hope and full meaning to the idea of equality, freedom, and justice. However, civil rights movements in America did not begin with Dr. King, Jr.; it dates back to the signing of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776. The declaration contains a short but very powerful sentence, which states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Ever since, this sentence has remained the basis for future struggles for the protection of civil rights and civil liberties, and subsequent laws that would prohibit many forms of racial and gender discrimination in the United States.

Villanova law review, 2016

Black Perspectives, 2023

"Volumes of work have been written on the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is important to remember, however, that King’s parents and family, as well as being a witness to and victim of racial injustice in his youth, shaped his commitment to racial and social justice," writes M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. https://www.aaihs.org/dr-king-and-the-foundation-of-a-black-intellectual-activist/?fbclid=IwAR2AYil6hLobzrgwkKkTiIDqdc2EyPrBiJarU0AnccCAAEF_tg2OaxRhSwU

This paper posses the qualities of the clergy/political leader by the name martin luther king jnr. you will also enjoy the literature review that covers most of his life's work.