Someone told me that it has been proven that he used a report that he found in the library and submitted the work as his own for a grade. Anyone know difinitively if this is true?
2007-01-31 11:15:15 · 6 answers · asked by swingfromhips 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Concerns about MLK's doctoral dissertation at Boston University led to a formal inquiry by university officials.
They concluded that approximately a third of it had been plagiarized from a paper written by an earlier graduate student. But it was decided not to revoke his degree, as the paper still "makes an intelligent contribution to scholarship."
Such uncredited "textual appropriation," as King scholar Clayborne Carson has labeled it, was apparently a habit of King's begun earlier in his academic career.
It is also a feature of many of his speeches, which borrowed heavily from those of other preachers and white radio evangelists.
While some have criticized King for his plagiarism, Keith Miller has argued that the practice falls within the tradition of African-American folk preaching, and should not necessarily be labeled plagiarism.
However, as Theodore Pappas points out in his book Plagiarism and the Culture War, King in fact took a class on scholarly standards and plagiarism at Boston University.
How reliable is this information?
I don't know and at this moment in time I wonder if it matters.
This is not what MLK is rememebered for, nor should it be.
2007-01-31 18:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, check the Wikipedia article below.
Whatever you do, do NOT believe the site http://www.martinlutherking.org/. It is a racist site, filled with lies.
As far as I'm concerned, the charges of plagiarism are mainly people trying to undermine Dr. King. What do people expect, perfection?
To label Dr. King as a plagiarist and ignore his work, which changed this nation for the better, is unfair, to put it mildly.
God bless.
2007-01-31 19:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i doubt that, but even if he did, so?
kids do stupid things. we all know that. martin luther king jr. was a hero. he didn't fight in some war. he wasn't president. he didn't start a religion or save someone from a burning building.
he spread peace. he wrote and spoke of freedom and life and everything. he loved people who thought he was scum. he was a ghandi of america.
2007-01-31 19:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are questioning the "someone," who told you - then you are not sure how credible your source is. This wouldn't be the place to ask...we are not experts, and whomever makes this claim should be able to absolutely prove what they say!
2007-01-31 19:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by CC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was not a plagiarist. He was a Baptist.
2007-01-31 19:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hang him by his balls and stab him.
2007-01-31 19:18:36 · answer #6 · answered by D'M 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋