What where Martin Luther King Jr weakness or disappointments or failures?

Answer 1

Weaknesses Unrealistic- Evidence: "In an interview conducted in 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. said that granting black Americans only equality could not realistically close the economic gap between them and whites. King said that he did not seek a full restitution of wages lost to slavery, which he believed impossible, but proposed a government compensatory program of US$50 billion over ten years to all disadvantaged groups." (Source: Wikipedia)

Explanation: Although not completely unrealistic on the whole, with the future in mind, I believe that Martin Luther King, Jr. got a bit carried away with his quick rise to fame and had a bit too much faith in his short term abilities. He had only just completed what no other had done before by abolishing official racial segregation when he decided to move on to the next goal. The plan above is a mere example of how King operated, pushing everything to the limits of its potential. Focusing on this goal, it was unrealistic in the sense that it asked for a great deal of money over such a short time and from a country that had in relatively recent years only just managed to pull itself out of a recession known as 'The Great Depression'.

Too Trusting- Evidence: "He has a very active imagination and is inclined to be too trusting. Idealizing others, Martin Luther King may often delude himself, but he could also be deceived or disappointed by others." "After meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson, he decided not to endorse the march, but it was carried out against his wishes and without his presence on March 7 by local civil rights leaders." (Sources: Top Synergy and Wikipedia)

Explanation: The first source of evidence is basically self-explanatory and comes from a profiling of Martin Luther King, Jr. The second source of information backs up what is known as true about all major leaders of organizations; they rely on other leaders within to help make things function or work. In this case, Martin relied on fellow leaders of the civil rights campaign to function as one unit so as to be most effective. In fact, he trusted them so much that he thought he had no need to be present because all would be well. This proved to be a mistake for the march on what would later be known as "Bloody Sunday" which went ahead anyway and many involved in it were injured. It is also interesting to note that Lyndon B. Johnson would later fail King and criticized him, this again reinforcing the fact that Martin was too trusting.

Hope this helps, By Aled Price

Answer 2

He was a very intelligent man with great speech writing abilities and a firm dedication to his cause. I think his greatest strength was his oratory style. He delivered speeches with passion and excellent prose; a very effective public speaker.

Answer 3

He was too tall for his own good He was too tall for his own good

Answer 4

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's strengths were to to talk firmly out in public, just like his dad.

Answer 5

Degain beaten