What I’m saying to you this morning is: communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social. And the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of communism nor the antithesis of capitalism, but in a higher synthesis!

Where Do We Go From Here? (1967)

Portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader
January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign, when he was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee. King's death was followed by riots in many U.S. cities. King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.

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Christmas Sermon on Peace and Nonviolence

The fifth and last lecture of the Massey Lecture series, delivered at King’s home church, Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

I've Been to the Mountaintop

Martin Luther King’s last sermon, delivered the day before his assassination at the Mason Temple. He reflected on the struggle for civil rights, emphasizing the importance of unity, nonviolent resistance, and economic withdrawal to achieve justice. Dr. King expressed his determination to continue the fight, even in the face of personal danger, and his belief that the promised land of equality was within reach.

The Chief Characteristics and Doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism

In this paper, written for G. W. Davis’s course History of Living Religions at Crozer Theological Seminary, King explores the tenets of Mahayana Buddhism and implicitly associates that religion’s morality and popular appeal with the ideals of Christianity. King drew chiefly on S. Radhakrishnan’s Indian Philosophy and J. B. Pratt’s The Pilgrimage of Buddhism. (King later met Radhakrishnan during his 1959 trip to India.) Davis gave King an A for the paper, calling it “a clear statement,” and a B+ for the course overall.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Speaking at the eleventh Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King Jr. reflected on the progress and ongoing struggles of the civil rights movement. He emphasized the need for economic empowerment, nonviolent resistance, and a restructuring of American society to address poverty, racism, and injustice. King called for a higher synthesis that combines the truths of capitalism and communism in a truly just and equitable system.

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