Growing up, I was taught that Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important leader of the civil rights era. We often focused on his actions and were taught that he was confident in what he did. We never learned about his self-doubts so I find it interesting that Carson decided to go into detail about those. According to Carson, King often doubted himself and feared for his life, as well as others. He wasn’t the person he is portrayed to be and that makes me wonder why we as a society create a false persona of him<\/p>\n
I also found Carson’s understanding of the word charisma and how it pertains to MLK, very interesting. King understood that his charisma alone would not help him gain the number of followers that he wanted and he often risked his popularity. There is no doubt that he was charismatic but it was not always enough. I find it interesting that King used religion as his top tactic despite the backlash he would receive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Growing up, I was taught that Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important leader of the civil rights era. We often focused on his…<\/p>\n