The article written by Carson talks about how King should be remembered more for his work in the actual movement rather than his role as a leader. Carson mentions how King did not want to be charismatic because of those sketchy elements that were brought up in class like manipulation and how leaders need a mysterious quality to them in order to attract an audience. Rather than being a flawless role model for the whole world to follow, I like how the article goes into depth about King embracing his flaws and his fears to the world instead of acting all high and mighty. I think any great leader should have the ability to say that they are scared or admit and show people that they are not perfect because to me, it would intrigue me more by knowing I can actually relate to this person rather than be intimidated and a bit sad that I may not be able to reach the standards they live by.<\/p>\n
I did find it interesting how the article goes from talking about King and his major involvement in the black movement and all the actual progress that happened because of him, and then sheds light on the fact that the movement still would have happened without him but may have not been as quick to success. Yes, I\u2019m sure the movement would have progressed in some capacity but it would have been more violent and would it have been worth it to not have King as such a figurehead for this movement just because he was merely a \u201chelper\u201d with other leaders during this time? I found that part of the article a bit contradictory but overall I still got the impression and believe that King was a great leader who showed people that he was human above all else who had fears and dreams just the same as the next person. I feel like that was one aspect that made him so attractable to others because they were able to see him as one of their own and he even compromised his black follower base to not hinder his beliefs of nonviolence and that in itself is so admirable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The article written by Carson talks about how King should be remembered more for his work in the actual movement rather than his role as…<\/p>\n