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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Martin Luther King Jr."”.
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A Strange Distinction: Religion and Civic Life since Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is an American civil saint whose life and work blended religion into his civic engagement. Yet prominent political theorists and religious ethicists writing since the Civil Rights Movement fail to make a place for King's type of activism. Drawing heavily upon King's "Letter …
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Freedom in the thought and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
… purpose of this dissertation is to discover Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s interpretation of freedom. King's life was dedicated to a pursuit of freedom for African Americans, the poor, and unfree people around the world. This dissertation takes a comprehensive approach to answering the question: …
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What's Missing: Dichotomization and Misconceptions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are two of the most famous African-American activists in American history. The purpose of this study is to analyze the similarities and differences between how King and X approached and conceptualized questions of violence, politics, and religion, while …
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Black, Brown, and Poor: Martin Luther King Jr., the Poor People's Campaign, and Its Legacies
Envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967, the Poor People's Campaign (PPC) represented a bold attempt to revitalize the black freedom struggle as a movement explicitly based on class, not race. Incorporating African Americans, ethnic Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, American Indians, and poor …
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A Discourse Analysis of the Centered and Critical Scholar-Activism of Martin Luther King Jr.
… neglected research concerning the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his scholar-activism. This project is intended to look for evidence of intellectual leadership within King's writings in an effort to classify King within the Scholar-Activist paradigm in Africana Studies. Further, the …
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Good citizens: how student council impacts socialization norms at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School Complex
… of a student council. The setting was the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School Complex in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The school had undergone several reconfigurations to the student body in prior years. Since then it has been difficult to maintain a student body culture that was both stable and …
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The Construction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in Composition Textbooks: Rereading Readers
… color. This study examines the portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in composition textbook anthologies known as Readers, and sheds light on the ways Readers incorporate writers from African-American backgrounds. Through qualitative methods, I analyze how King and Malcolm X are …
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A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Pupils in the Bilingual Program at Martin Luther King, Jr. School #9
… in the bilingual program, grades 4 - 6, at Martin Luther King, Jr. School #9 in Rochester, New York. The survey will be the result of the pupils' assessment of their language situation. In addition to the descriptive profile of language use, an analysis of relationships that exist between …
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Funk My Soul: The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And the Birth of Funk Culture
<p>Few can deny that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s untimely death had a profound impact on American life. In this dissertation, I argue that the assassination inspired musicians, producers, artists, and consumers across the nation to reconstruct soul music and, in its place, construct the cultural …
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Is there a dream for today? O progresso dos africano-americanos desde o assassinato de Martin Luther King, Jr. : realidade ou utopia?
… O que é que mudou na América desde a morte de King? Houve progresso? Será que superaram a discriminação ou estarão ainda longe de o conseguir? Numa primeira fase, são analisados os conceitos de cultura e de raça - considerando-se esta como uma ilusão socialmente construída – bem como o de …
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And Everything's the Same: Transformation of a Campus Through the Eyes of an Intended Change Agent
… Following the April 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to admit 500 ""talented"" minority students for the fall 1968 semester and to create a Special Educational Opportunities Program. Utilizing story telling as scholarship, …
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An Arts Community for the Logan Circle Neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
… automobile showrooms. The riots following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination in 1968 left many damaged buildings and vacant lots along the corridor. This project will seek to revitalize the area. Retail and mixed uses catering to the artist and appealing to the general public will be …
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Uncivil War: Memory and Identity in the Reconstruction of the Civil Rights Movement.
… the creation of a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</p><p>The process is still taking place to construct the Civil Rights Movement within the American collective memory. What aspects of this history are commemorated, and which aspects are neglected, will have impact in American …
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Perceptions and understandings of educators working in an MLK Street community school in the Central Valley of California
… their work in an urban school located on a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street (MLK Streets). MLK Streets have become more associated with the locality rather than the ideas of the late civil rights leader. Accordingly, how educators construct their knowledge of the community is as important as …
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The Ethics of Vision and Black Theology and Experience
… Too much focus is given to moral decision-making and action, while too little focus is given to the way vision and patterns of attentiveness ground our capacities for genuine morally responsible action. Therefore, in this study, I draw on important works in philosophical and Christian ethics …
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Encountering the Religious 'Other': Limitations of Confining 'Religious' Conversation in Interreligious Dialogue in Denver
… directly, affects all indirectly."</p> <p>-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963).</p> <p>Technology, the Internet, and the ability to communicate with one another instantaneously in any place on the globe, at any point in time have made Dr. King's remarks increasingly evident in the 21st century. …
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Motherwit through the Lives of Alberta King, Berdis Baldwin, and Louise Little
This project explores the lives of Alberta King, Louise Little, and Berdis Baldwin, the mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin respectively. Through an in-depth exploration of their lives I seek to accomplish the following: 1) Provide a more accurate and holistic …
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