1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 to a schoolteacher and a Baptist minister
He grew up in the church and decided to follow the family tradition and became a minister
King entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 and graduated in 1948 with a degree in Sociology
He later attended Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania and graduated with a Divinity Degree in 1951

3. King began his ministry in 1954 as the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
He received a Doctorate degree in Systemic Theology from Boston University in 1955

4. Pictured here with wife, Coretta, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Pictured here with wife, Coretta, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began to establish himself as the national leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South.

5. King, inspired by Gandhi's non-militant stance, began to advocate nonviolent protest.
He began to travel and speak, making an average of 208 speeches per year.

6. King’s mission was to empower his people. His platform was:
We can stick together.
Our leaders do not have to sell out.
Threats and violence do not intimidate us.
We believe in ourselves.
Economics is part of our struggle.
We have a powerful weapon: non-violent resistance.

7. On December 10, 1965, Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize.

8. Fundamental Christianity Church Religious ideas drawn from tradition
Dr. King’s success was attributed to his consistently shared principles:
Fundamental Christianity
Church
Religious ideas drawn from tradition
America’s founding ideas

9. During the Vietnam War, King began to rethink his mission and turned his focus from racial discrimination to problems of poverty and economic injustice.
King expressed his disenchantment with President Johnson’s Vietnam policies.

10. MLK’s Speech on the Vietnam War
Today you will examine MLK’s speech regarding the Vietnam War. Each group will have an assigned section, but feel free to look around in the text to help support your understanding and analysis.
You will be responsible for presenting:
The analysis prompt/focus for your section
Rhetorical devices/strategies/appeals within your section
Any unfamiliar terms (with the definition)
The answers to the questions provided for your group

11. MLK’s Speech on the Vietnam War
Group 1- Lines 1-60: Identify King’s reasons and the line numbers where they appear
Group 2- Lines : Identify additional reasons and the line numbers where they appear
Group 3- Lines : Discuss King’s commentary on Western Arrogance
Group 4- Lines : Discuss King’s commentary on the U.S.
Group 5- Lines : Define the power of opposition and the enemy
Group 6- Lines : Discuss King’s plan and the type(s) of appeal(s)
Group 7- Lines : Discuss strategy, sociology, and the future
Group 8- Lines : Define and discuss the revolution of values
Group 9- Lines : Discuss the motif of love
Group 10- Lines 494-end: Discuss King’s call to action