Analysis Of Let The Trumpet Sound

Throughout Let the Trumpet Sound: Part one, Odyssey, we learn about the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr. (or M.L according to the book). The writer, Stephen B. Oates, tells different stories of MLK’s childhood: from him going to Jesus to his Grandmother dying. Though the telling tales, the reader understands what made MLK develop into great man; which changes how the readers view MLK. Before this book, we saw MLK as a man gifted by God, which is he is, that accomplished great wonders. However, the success that he had was not this own. This family members, as well as influential thinkers, laid down the foundation, which MLK use to propel himself to help others.
One of his family members, his grandfather on his mother’s side, Reverend Adam Daniel Williams helped set the foundation to make him into the man he became. He was a byproduct of the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite facing racism, Reverend Williams persevered and became an influential man in the black community. As the preacher, he built Ebenezer into one of the most prestigious churches in Atlanta. He was a very important figure in the Baptist community. He also served in various positions of the National Baptist Conventions. In addition to those positions, he became a charter member of a strong local chapter of the National

Martin Luther King’s grandfather and father laid the foundation, which showed the kind of things he would be doing throughout his life. Without them paving the way for Martin Luther King, he would not have been the man we have known today. In addition to this, society may not have taken steps forward in achieve equal rights and opportunity for all people. So, yes we need to thank Dr. King for helping advance American society, but we also need to think the men who prepared him for that. In Dr. King’s words his father “set forth a noble example that [he] didn’t mind