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10 Religion

Semester 1 – 2012

Mrs McErlean

Peace Studies

Darcy Boyd

Due 08/06/2012

Darcy Boyd

Mackillop 3



Darcy Boyd Peace Studies 10 Religion

Due 08/06/2012 Mrs McErlean of 10

Table of ContentsMartin Luther King Biography ................................................................................................................. 3

Similarities and Difference Between Gandhi and MLK ........................................................................... 4

I Have A Dream ....................................................................................................................................... 5

The Deaths of Gandhi and Martin Luther King ....................................................................................... 6

Basing Their Work on That of Jesus Christ .............................................................................................. 7

Pride by U2 ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Personal Reflection ................................................................................................................................. 9

Bibliography .......................................................................................................................................... 10





Martin Luther King Biography

Martin Luther King Junior was an African American peacemaker who believed in equal

opportunity for all races. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday the 15

th

of January1929 and was assassinated on the 4

thof April, 1968 while protesting in Tennessee. He

attended University in Boston.

In early December of 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. accepted leadership of the first great

Negro nonviolent demonstration with a bus boycott lasting 382 days. During the boycott,

King was arrested, his home was bombed and he was subject to personal abuse (Nobel

Peace Prize, 1964). At the age of 35, he became the youngest person to receive the Nobel

Peace Prize.

In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King travelled over six million miles andspoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and

action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he

led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire

world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his "Letter from a

Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for

the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C.,

of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with

President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was

arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five

honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not

only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.

On the 4th

of April, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated by James Earl Ray.





Similarities and Difference Between Gandhi and MLK

Gandhi and Martin

Luther King Junior Similarities Differences

GandhiFighting for Human

Rights.

Gave their lives for their

causes.

Nonviolent Protesters.Arrested/Jailed.

Fearless.

Love Oppressors.

Fought for his entire

nation.

Lawyer.

Presence and Writings.

Hindu.

Meeting him was

described as “Godlike”.

Vegetarian

MLK

Fought for his racial

group.

Preacher.

Christianity.

Powerful speaker.

Had technology.





I Have A Dream

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King made a speech that would potentially set all

African-Americans free from the segregation and oppression that they faced in society. Thespeech was preceded by a march through Washington and was made at the Lincoln

Memorial calling for racial equality and an end to discrimination.

Martin Luther King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism and the civil rights

movement which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. In

both the march and the speech, Martin Luther King used words rather than violence in

order to get his point across.





The Deaths of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr and Mohandas Gandhi were two men who both had a nonviolent

approach to achieving justice, equality and peace. Both these men had the ability to change

hearts and minds and people might not have believed in what they both stood up for. Theyhad their own opinions and have the courage to change society. Many people had differing

opinions to Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This is a possible explanation as to why they

were both assassinated and had such violent deaths. Martin Luther King’s and Mohandas

Gandhi’s lifestyle of speaking out for what they believe in and making things equal made

them susceptible to an early and violent deaths. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuran

Godse on January 30, 1948. He was 39 years old. The conspiracy around Gandhi’s death

was that it was a misunderstanding. It was said that Godse thought Gandhi was harming the

Hindus by helping the Muslims, as well as Godse thinking that Gandhi was going to ruin

Hinduism. Gandhi was not doing this at all. Martin Luther King was assassinated by James

Earl Ray on April 23, 1967 while he was giving a speech in Memphis, Tennessee. MartinLuther King was shot dead while on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis,

Tennessee. Martin was there to try and help sanitation workers. An hour after the shot, he

did in St Joseph hospital. King’s killer was brought up in poverty, social-backward and a

stealing family. This could have been one of the reasons why Ray could have assassinated

Martin Luther King because he knew know better. Crime and alcohol was an important part

of Ray’s family life. James Earl Ray did some small time crimes and was extremely racist.

This is why people believe he shot Martin Luther King. Ray was sentenced to 99 years jail

following the death of Martin Luther King.





Basing Their Work on That of Jesus Christ

"Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called children

of God" Matthew 5:3

“Love your neighbour as yourself.”

Matthew 19:19

“Do not judge, or you too will be

judged. For in the same way to judge

others, you will be judged and withthe measure you use, it will be

measured to you.” Mathew 7:12

"Do unto others as you would

have others do unto you"

Matthew 7:12

“Salt is good, but if it loses its

saltiness, how can you make it

salty again? Have salt among

yourselves, and be at peace with

each other.” Mark 9:50

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your

eighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you,

love your enemies and pray for those who

persecute you.” Matthew 5:44

“Blessed are those who are

persecuted because of

righteousness, for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

“So I tell you, whatever you ask for in

prayer, believe that you have received

it, and it will be yours.” Mathew 21:22

“The knowledge of the secrets of the

kingdom of heaven has been given toyou, but not to them.” Matthew 13

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for

they shall see God.” Matthew 5:3





Pride by U2 – Graffiti Wall

One of the lyrics of the song says “Early morning, April 4 shot rings out in the Memphis sky”

which makes a reference to the death of Martin Luther King Jr. While this gives the idea that

the full song would be about Martin Luther King, it also can have relevance to the life of Jesus

and Gandhi through their work as well as how they lived. The song can also be interpreted as

a tribute somewhat to the soldiers who “die in the name of love”.





Personal Reflection Being a peacemaker in our society today can be extremely difficult. We would all like to

believe that we create peace in the world, but sometimes this is not always the case. We all

may believe that what we do is right and that we are perfect, but in reality, everyone has

their flaws and nobody can be absolutely perfect and peaceful all of the time. I would love

to say that I create every bit of peace in the world, but that isn’t the case. I try my hardest

not to condone or consider violence as a way of solving problems, rather than talking about

the issues.





Bibliography(2005). The Book Of Matthew. In The Good News Bible.

Jr, M. L. (Composer). (1963). I Have A Dream.

Kindred Community. (2012). The Significance of Martin Luther King in America. Retrieved June 15,

2012, from Kindred: http://www.kindredcommunity.com/articles/martin-luther-king-jrs-i-

have-a-dream-speech/p/2269

Nobel Peace Prize. (1964). Martin Luther King - Biography . Retrieved May 1, 2012, from

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

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