“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
Originally Michael Lewis King Born on January 15 th 1929, in Atlanta GA Sang in his church’s choir and later entered the seminary Suffered from depression because of racial humiliation Brilliant student and was already a good public speaker in high school Early Life
Martin Luther King « I have a dream », August 28, 1963.
His body language : Calm and grounded. Inspiring respect and self-belief. His voice : Cadent, paced,and very dramatic. Brings a real passion to the speech, and renforces his convictions. The language : Powerful, and evocative. « Now is time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. » Persuasive Speech
Repetition : makes it easy to remember, catches people’s attention, builds a crescendo, brings empahsis. “ Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. ” Persuasive Speech
References : Religion, « And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed », and Patriotism, « Our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitutuion and the Declaration of Independence ». With his people: disposed of his script, talks about their personal situations directly, « Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina », includes himself, « Again and again we must rise ». Persuasive Speech
His Cause
Non violence (ex:Montgomery Bus Boycott, Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's success with non-violent activism) Religion (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) Politics ( leader of the SCLC ) Compensation ( King stated that black Americans, as well as other disadvantaged Americans, should be compensated for historical wrongs.) Albany movement Birmingham campaign (In April 1963, the SCLC began a campaign against racial segregation and economic injustice in Birmingham, Alabama. ) His cause