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This 5 page paper discusses the predictions that Martin Luther King, Jr. made about the fate of America based on events which were taking place at the time. His political observations/arguments are included from the book, "Where do We Go From Here" and "Why We Can't Wait". Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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rights for all. However, shortly after giving his now famous "Ive Been to the Mountaintop" speech, he was gunned down. In view of his almost prophetic statements made in that
speech, it is possible to see that he may have foreseen his own death and as such increased his arguments and pressures for social changes. "I just want to
do Gods will. And hes allowed me to go to the mountain. And Ive looked over, and Ive seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but
I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land"(King 2003). The events
which had already happened to this point, and several attempts on his life already would have given King ample reason to know that his time on Earth was short. He
moved cautiously launching a wave of sit-in protests during the winter and spring of 1960 showing that he was knowledgeable of the task as a whole, was well organized and
willing to assume responsibility. During the year following the March, MLK renown grew as he became Time magazines Man of the Year and then in 1964 was the recipient of
the Nobel Peace prize(Adams,1963). As more successes were gained by persons of color, the more the backlash grew violent. In 1965,
King and others organized a march to protest the blatant denial of African Americans voting rights in Selma, Alabama, where the march began. Before the protesters were able to reach
Birmingham, the state capital, they were attacked by police with tear gas and clubs. This was in 1965. The movement that King led swept past skin color, rank and file
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