US Leadership and Management

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Martin L.K. Was born in 1929 in Atlanta in United States of America and originally named
« Michael King Junior ». His father was the Reverend Martin Luther King Senior. After traveling in Germany, his father change his name to Martin in honor of the German Protestant leader Martin Luther.
In 1948, he has been graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and obtained a bachelor of Divinity in 1951. Then, he started doctoral studies in systematic theology and received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1955.

In 1953, he got married with Coretta Scott with whom he got 4 children: Yolanda King,
Martin Luther king II, Dexter Scott King and Bernice King.

One year later, he became pastor in Alabama.
He was activist and prominent leader in the « African-American civil rights movement ».
In 1957, he has been elected as president of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, an organization created to give new leaders to the Civil Rights Movement.
And today, he is often referenced as a human rights icon.

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[...] Today, Martin Luther King is recognized as a great and influencing orator. This ability was gained from his father as he was a preacher; Martin, when he was younger, was regularly asked to take place in front of the congregation. When facing the Civil Rights Movement, he benefited from the new ‘communication medium of television', which gave him opportunities to speak to a wider audience. Thanks to television, he could easily communicate his vision through his speeches. Then, as he was a good communicator, he was asked to serve as the leader for the Civil Rights Movement. [...]

[...] This is what we must live by. We must meet hate with love.' Then, the Supreme Court was questioned on the validity of Rosa Parks' condemnation. Martin Luther King kept defending the rights of the community against the bus company and asked for: -white and black people should be allowed to sit in the bus indifferently. -Bus drivers should be more sympathetic concerning passengers -Black bus drivers have to be hired. city and to increase the ticket price from 10 to 15 cents. [...]

[...] Indeed, by communicating efficiently, we also mean: telling the truth, listening, discussing, debating, understanding and learning. As doctors do with their patients. Principle Willingness to Learn A good leader has to accept to learn. One of Martin Luther's advantages is that he had had a good academic career. He was a highly educated man with an insatiable academic curiosity. His career really inspired people: he graduated from high school when he was fifteen years old and then received an undergraduate degree from the Morehouse College. [...]

[...] The judgement: As it was a practice, Rosa Parks was judged as an offender and was condemned to pay 15 US dollars. However, a really strong movement was then born, linked to Rosa Parks arrest. People who were defending Civil Rights as Rosa did, decided to boycott the bus company until it stopped its segregationist practices. Martin Luther King was elected to manage the boycott campaign even if he was not famous yet. The ‘Black community', which represented 75% of the bus company clients, organized itself differently. The community prefered to walk or to take taxis. [...]

[...] Then, in the third part, I chose to write on Rosa Parks, a famous woman who fought against racism and inequalities between people, just as Martin Luther King did. MARTIN LUTHER KING Martin L.K. was born in 1929 in Atlanta in the United States of America and was originally named Michael King Junior. His father was Reverend Martin Luther King Senior. After traveling in Germany, his father changed his name to Martin in honor of the German Protestant leader Martin Luther. [...]