Mahatma Gandhi Heroism

Institutional discrimination is when laws favor a dominant group while minority groups are not favored, and this thought process is embedded into the norms of society. The pattern that we see in the history of Native American and African Americans is that white Americans always believed that they were the dominant race and all laws that were created, were made to favor only themselves. One idea that white Americans shared was that both ethnic groups previously mentioned were inferior and that these groups were not capable of coexisting with them. These thoughts were embedded into society early on and were the main justification for both slavery and Indian removal.

While the slave system of the United States used the “One drop rule” to decide if someone was black, it cannot help but to undermine the concept of whiteness and the idea that white blood is superior. Even though Warwick is successfully performing the role of a white man, there is always the threat overhead that someone will find out that his blood is not “pure.” His sister and mother both live in an area that know them and their background, which is why, despite their “superior” blood, the family is “under the shadow of some cloud which . . . shut them out from the better society of the town” (21). This “shadow” is their known black lineage. No amount of performance in the town that knows that they are not “pure” whites will allow them to move as whites in white

To some, by explaining how he succeeded in getting an education and learning manners, Washington tried to convince African Americans to conform to the white world; to others, he did exactly what needed to be done: prioritize the necessity of self-help among African Americans. However, his approach was deeply criticized by one of his disciples, W.E.B. Du Bois. He believed that the most successful way to integrate into the white world was to count on a selected few, the “Talented Tenth”. A group of “highly educated black men” who would write about respectable black people in order to make the white world accept them. Therefore, art had to be

While opinions different, one could say they both wanted the best for their African brothers and sisters in the New South. Booker T. Washington was a largely celebrated leader for black civil rights in late 1800’s. His address to the white business leaders at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta was where he laid out his theory for black success in the New South and America as a whole.

Bernard Guillen History 20 Thomas Jefferson Racism Thomas Jefferson was President of United State, before the American Revolution he was governor of Virginia and run the office for years, he was vice president under John Adam. He spoke to the people of how he wanted to become President and how his experience can benefit America for a better future. Jefferson owns a lot of slaves after his father died, he inherited them, along with his other brothers. Slavery was always a concern to Jefferson throughout his life, he really didn’t know if he like slavery or not, as president he wanted to free the slave. However, he believes that black was inferior to white, also he had too many slaves that basically help with everything he had, with hard labor.

Dictionary.com defines the word hero as “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities”. This word originally comes from the Latin word hērōs and the Greek word hḗrōs, and another word for hero is idol. This word is usually used when a person wants to talk about someone who is admired and followed by many people. A hero is definitely not a villain person. An example of the word hero is: In this essay, I will be discussing the different actions, personalities, beliefs and achievements of two heroes Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King and what did each stand

Years before we started our constitution with “we the people…;” years before we distinguished society to be separated into colors -- black, white or somewhere in between; years before we pledged together to be “...one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all…,” we lived under the British rule. However, with the sacrifices of many men who made history come to life, we gained our freedom. Soon our America turned into my America -- my as in the “white” America. The cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance approached later on in the early twentieth century, where vibrancies of new perceptions emerged in the minds of many African Americans. However, this white America proved to be an obstacle, taking away the freedom and excitement that the African Americans felt after years of oppression.

The Black power movement was more than just a raised fist. It was an influential movement established in the 1960s, and began to slow down in the 70s, it promoted self-sufficiency among the black and African community, and they fought for equality and power among those who faced discrimination in society. The Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement were two different movements with very similar motives, but different ways of going about their fight for equality. Symbolism played a significant role in representing the Black Power Movement, and helped unify the group by using one symbol that all recognized. The movement began as a reaction to the Civil Rights Movement and continued into the 1970s as a force for good.

For them to do this, they had to fight in many cases. Another goal they accomplished was they changed how the United States felt about African Americans. A quote that talks about 6 main changes they have done to civil rights is, “The NAACP’s initiatives for the 21st century can best be summarized by its six ‘Game Changers’: economic sustainability, education, health, public safety and criminal justice, voting rights and political representation, and expanding youth and young adult engagement” (NAACP). The quote shows what progress the group has made after starting in 1909. Another event that changed civil rights is that they kept African Americans from illegal drugs.

In Detroit of 1964, “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech was given by Malcolm X. He wanted to create a political consciousness; raising to stop people from being unconscious, to take responsibility, to show a performance of black manhood, morally inflected with a religious understanding of the black-Muslim ideals. Anti-colonial struggles in Africa, North Vietnam, and the United States was used to display more violence occurring around the world. Many felt that the Uncle Tom approach was too compromising. Gandhi’s success in India to where he takes on a protest that Martin Luther King wanted to pursue, but the wars around the world mattered because of the black nationalism movement in the U.S. Guerilla warfare, which Malcolm eludes to in his speech.

“I swear to the Lord, I still can 't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.” (Langston Hughes). The term “democracy” is known as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, but it had a different meaning to Langston Hughes. Hughes’ main goal in his lifetime was racial equality. He felt that African Americans had the same democratic rights as everyone else, therefore sharing the poem “Democracy” with the world in 1949.

Over time, there have been multiple historical figures who have inspired others and have changed the course of history and influenced people around the world for years to come. Two of the aforementioned people were Toussaint L’Ouverture and Mohandas Gandhi. Toussaint L’Ouverture was an important figure in the freedom of Haiti from European imperialism. Haiti was controlled by European Imperialists who had terrible conditions for slaves, heavily taxed and fined the natives, and treated them unfavorably. He connected Enlightment ideas and ideas from the French Revolution in his fight for independence from Haiti.

Ataturk and Martin Luther King were two incredibly influential people who made huge political and cultural changes in their respective country. Despite their many differences, Ataturk and MLK shared a few similar views in that they both strived for social equality. King and Ataturk didn’t share many principles besides their fight for equality. MLK preached and lived his life based on the idea of fighting for civil rights through the use of non-violent civil disobedience. The civil rights movement that he led was one of the most influential movements in American history and changed the country forever, just like how Ataturk’s secular political movement changed Turkey forever.

Martin Luther King Jr Changes today’s world Since the human race, has been around for centuries and centuries the world we know today has always had it good and bad imperfections. While we know today, that slavery as well as segregation has always been around it still happens today in many ways. Looking back at to the 1950’s: our people of many races, especially African Americans went through a very rocky patch in life. Still today some experience this called, “racism, discrimination” for their color of skin. Most people have tried to stop this and have not succeed in helping, but a guy named Martin Luther King Jr, was the one.

All people deserve equal rights, no matter what. African Americans who lived during the 1960’s were treated unfairly: They couldn’t use the same bathrooms at white people, they couldn’t swim in the same pool as white people, and they couldn’t even drink from the same drinking fountain as white people. African Americans even went to Vietnam to fight for the common good of their country, though they weren’t even well respected after they risked their lives for their country. After a long time of being treated unfairly, people realized they needed to fight for equal rights. Both adults and young people had to help to change the nation.