people to be degraded enslaved and stripped of basic liberties. How could one ignore the equality of human dignity knowing that we were all made the same? Even if one chose not to believe in religion there are proof of the universal statement that all humans are equal in secular affairs such as the Constitution of the United States of America. Ignorance of the fact that everyone’s human dignity should be respected caused
of challenge and controversy” (MLK). Fitting quote to describe the letter from Birmingham jail. Written by Dr Martin Luther King jr. in 1963. Where King spent 8 days in jail. For an interesting charge of parading without a permit. What comes to mind is how king ended up in jail, context of this letter and the support for this letter. This famous letter was a response to a local newspaper who wrongfully stated that the protests were “unwise and untimely”; however, King wrote this letter for a national
Parks who lived in Montgomery, rejected to give her seat up to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus. When she rejected, she was arrested for violating the Alabama bus segregation laws and fined fourteen dollars. On the night that Rosa Parks arrested, MLK was nominated as a leader to lead the Montgomery bus boycott to eliminate racial segregation on the bus system laws. All black men and women were not riding bus until 20 December 1956, almost 13 months in protest of the arrest and trial. Many Negro
example, Dr. Martin Luther King, George W. Bush, William J Clinton, and Barack Obama. Dr. King I have a dream speech signified Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and formed a civil rights movement. George W. Bush ending racial inequality speech signified a part of Dr. King’s speech by including his name and testifying everything he did. William Clinton speech talked about how if Dr. King was living he would have said you did a great job
Although, many other black people were motivated by Rosa Parks herself. During the march to Washington D.C. with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, Rosa Parks stood alongside MLK the entire time. The journey included 250,000 people marching with the leaders. So, Rosa influenced thousands of people throughout the rough time. Eventually, all of the hard work that all black leaders did paid off. Success to them was being able to feel and be treated the same as everyone around