Martin L King Speech Analysis

His ideals of increasing black freedom and reducing white supremacy are ideal. Although both films portray a white protagonist to aide black people, the message behind each movie is that white people are not meant to lead but to provide assistance during this revolution. Sam Childers’ participates with the intentions to build respect, understanding and actually helping those in need. Childers’ does not look at these orphans he is seeing as “black children” but just children in general that need help from the LRA. Miriam is not helping black people get a ride home, but tired people get home safely after work.

Once you learn more about August you can understand why he thinks the way he does. Once you know how connected and personal he takes his work you can see why he doesn’t agree with colorblind casting and why I agree with him. Having a different ethnicity on stage can take away from the plays integrity and lesson. Imagine if Mulan or Pocahontas were played by different ethnicities or even if Martin Luther King was played by a white man in The Mountaintop by Katori Hill. It just simply would not work, because Martin Luther King is known for being a strong African American.

Malcolm X was similar to King in them both wanting equality. However, X believe that complete separation of the black and white communities would bring about equality for all. In X’s speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet” he encourages people that the black nationalist should take a stand for their own people. He is a bit extreme when he calls out white people and their behaviors towards people outside of their race.

This reference in particular evokes the strongest emotional response from black people because many African Americans revered Lincoln for his decision to sign the revolutionary Emancipation Proclamation, and how the document symbolized a free future for slaves--the ancestors of the blacks in the crowd. But the next few lines following this allusion also persuades those ignorant of how little things have changed by highlighting the “manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” that blacks still suffer from despite the hundred year gap. Here, he uses the connotations of “manacles” and “chains” to evoke a negative emotional response from the audience, especially from those unaware of the need to change, causing their opinion to match the speaker’s: against segregation. Additionally, King weaves biblical allusions into his speech to appeal to the Christians within the crowd. He uses the “dark and desolate valley of segregation” to illustrate the injustice African Americans have endured for centuries and juxtapositions it with the “sunlit path of racial justice” to exemplify a future where true freedom exists for

Symbols can be universal and when you do them everyone knows what you stand for and believe in or are protesting. Unfortunately, They were no longer allowed to compete, they knew they were taking a risk, but in the end it made a statement. This small action made by these courageous athletes left a lasting impact on society, and proved that symbolism is a way of representing a strong force. In order to become a strong, well known movement the group needed a slogan, with the force came a black power symbol that became a universal sign for black power. In other words, everything I've talked about throughout this essay has been about what the Black Power movement is and what it stands for, symbolism can express most of what I've said with just one clenched, gloved fist held up powerfully in the

Dr. Bledsoe explains to the narrator that black people are only able to succeed when they play the white man’s game. In other words, the narrator should always strive for a white man’s approval, even if that means lying to oneself and acting against one’s principles. The first instant we see the narrator invisible to Bledsoe is his expulsion. The narrator was expelled from the college because Bledsoe believed he was a threat. In other words, the narrator’s mistake with Mr. Norton created worried feelings in Dr. Bledsoe; he felt that Mr. Norton’s disapproval

Everyone had a personal goal for themselves during the civil rights movement. And people connect with that, in his song he mentions that we must live for ourselves “ you've got to live for yourself, yourself and nobody else.” ( I'll go crazy) James Brown music not only represented the struggles of the Black community but also it’s soul power and adds a romantic side to his performance. His songs “ Try Me” and “ I don’t mind”are a perfect example “ I don’t mind, your body and soul, I don’t mind your love.” ( James Brown) He was the type of man that people wanted to hear to fall in love. He was great at expressing his soul and love through his music, which was exactly what the black community had during

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch defends a black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a young white woman. Atticus was maybe not wise to defend Tom because of the consequences that tax his family, but it was the right thing to do. The consequences of defending a black man did cause good things in the children like early maturity, but it also did cause things like traumatization. As Atticus has explained to Scout many times about this, He is doing this because he values equality and justice. He believes that everyone is equal and therefore just because Tom Robinson is black, doesn't mean that he should not defend him.

Coates believes that the problem is how Americans have historically defined the word “people.” Racism is caused by labeling people by their skin color because genetically everyone is the same. He tried to teach his son that there no such thing as “white” or “black.” He says that the way America thinks about race is false because Americans label people based on their color of skin or religion, which is wrong. He believes race is not a reality, it is something people have created. The “new people” in his writing are the whites. They have created a world based on superiority.

This was due to the lack of structure and intense anger that the African American people had for people that believed they were not human. This rightful anger lead to riots and revolts that ended in casualties. Some African Americans believed that is what whites deserved, such as Malcolm X. Malcolm X wanted the same thing as MLK but he went about it in a very different way. He believed that you should protect yourself by any means necessary, this meant that he was not afraid of getting into a fight with police or other white men that got in his way. “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.” This quotes shows that Malcolm X was very serious about what he believed.