Civil Rights period
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One of the leading figures during the civil rights movement in the twentieth century was Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). He was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement, and raised public awareness of the movement partly by his oratorial skills. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward ending racial segregation and discrimination. As a result, many people came to see him "as a modern Moses," and he was known to use the Exodus story in his speeches. In 1957, when he was 28 years of age, he gave a sermon in Montgomery, Alabama, entitled "The Birth of a New Nation," in which he used the "struggle of Moses" to symbolize the new civil rights struggle then taking place: I want to preach this morning from the subject, 'The Birth of a New Nation.' And I would like to use as a basis for our thinking together, a story that has long since been stenciled on the mental sheets of succeeding generations. It is the story of the Exodus, the story of the flight of the Hebrew people from the bondage of Egypt, through the wilderness and finally, to the Promised Land. . . The struggle of Moses, the struggle of his devoted followers as they sought to get out of Egypt. This is something of the story of every people struggling for freedom.(King) He continued to use the symbolism of the Exodus story up until his last speech in 1968, entitled "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the day before he was assassinated: And I've looked over. And I've 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.
Moses in American History
Law and liberty
Moses in American History
Civil Rights period
One of the leading figures during the civil rights movement in the twentieth century was Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). He was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement, and raised public awareness of the movement partly by his oratorial skills. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward ending racial segregation and discrimination. As a result, many people came to see him "as a modern Moses," and he was known to use the Exodus story in his speeches. In 1957, when he was 28 years of age, he gave a sermon in Montgomery, Alabama, entitled "The Birth of a New Nation," in which he used the "struggle of Moses" to symbolize the new civil rights struggle then taking place: I want to preach this morning from the subject, 'The Birth of a New Nation.' And I would like to use as a basis for our thinking together, a story that has long since been stenciled on the mental sheets of succeeding generations. It is the story of the Exodus, the story of the flight of the Hebrew people from the bondage of Egypt, through the wilderness and finally, to the Promised Land. . . The struggle of Moses, the struggle of his devoted followers as they sought to get out of Egypt. This is something of the story of every people struggling for freedom.(King) He continued to use the symbolism of the Exodus story up until his last speech in 1968, entitled "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the day before he was assassinated: And I've looked over. And I've 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.
Moses in American History