Sunday, October 21, 2012
Where Do We Go From Here
The 1950's and 60's of American history were dark times to be living in and were pitch black especially for African Americans. But in every dark time, heroes tend to be forged, and for many African Americans, Martin Luther King Jr was that hero. I personally love Martin Luther King Jr., he always was a peaceful man, with good intentions. In my opinion, he was one of the greatest public speakers ever, King was excellent with communicating his point, with love, to his audience. In this speech, King uses the phrase "Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate," really kind of stuck with me through the rest of his speech. I totally agreed with King on his belief that if anything was to be done about racism, the only way to do it was through peace.
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I completely agree with your opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr. He made a large impact on the United States and its citizens.
ReplyDeleteMLK definitely had a huge impact on society of that time period. I don't know where we would be today if it weren't for him.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this and MLK's advocation for non-violence for the good of the American people. He helped impact a lot of different things in society and even around the world. One thing I want to add though is Malcolm X. He had a totally different approach and unlike MLK, violence was necessary in his eyes. He also helped move things forward for African Americans. Do you guys think that Malcolm X is just as much as a hero as Dr. King or wrong for gaining peace by force (violence)?
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