Martin Luther King: Unrighteousness And Injustice

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a man widely known throughout the world for being one of the most influential people standing up to racial discrimination, but he didn’t make these changes overnight. In the passage, “Heeding the Call” by Diana Childress, some of his role models and past experiences were described. These things all helped shape him into the man he was and without them he probably wouldn’t have gotten as far as he did.

Born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., conceivably lived as one of the greatest social and religious leaders in a country where a group of its citizens had to endure excruciating conditions of disenfranchisement, inferiority and degradation of a second class citizenship by reasons of race, color or origin. In effort to condemn all acts of racial discrimination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote several letters and gave inspirational speeches during his lifetime and strived to persuade governmental leaders to remove social barriers of segregation, acts of voter suppression

Dr.King knew that non-violent protesting of these discriminations and unjust laws was the only way to bring about change without causing a war between white and black people. Dr.King provides the example that some laws were created without any input from the race being discriminated upon because these races had not been allowed to vote. The black people had to go through more rigorous screening to vote than white people causing whole counties to not have any black registered voters. Dr.King tried to make his argument more clear by drawing similarities

Martin Luther King Jr. went to Birmingham not only because he had ties there, but to lead the fight for freedom. Fighting for the minorities to have freedom meant a lot to Dr. King, not only does it affect him but if affects the community. He started boycotting the city’s segregated public busses and then became the voice of Americans civil rights movement. While Dr. King was incarcerated in an Alabama jail he took the time to write back to some clergymen that had questioned his tactics. In 1963, he wrote a letter to help others, specifically the clergymen, to understand that the time they are living is rough for the minorities especially black Americans. He called it a phase and that soon it will work its self out so that everybody will respect one another and things will be different. Although King knew everybody was against the blacks of the community and him, he used natural law and getting to know the people that are truly there to help them was used to show they were on their own to fight the battle to freedom.

There was a point in time when African Americans were beaten, harassed, and treated unfairly due to their skin color. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped people realize the power of

The purpose of the new movement was to help both classes, otherwise an alliance, nor an equitable social solution, would have been possible. African-American intellectuals, influenced by the leaders of the Civil Rights movement, believe that the racial problem in America was, and is, for the most part, an inequality issue, and the entire issues, in the words of Martin Luther King, is “caught in an inescapable network of mutuality”. Accordingly, they see the solution to the problem, not only as a major political, cultural and strategic goal, but also as a prerequisite for solving all other social problems. However, almost always, the racist ideology is linked to the idea that certain races are more valuable and naturally superior to the other. In the words of Martin Luther King, the “two types of laws: just and unjust” are a point at issue, in which“[an just law] gives the segregator a false sense of superiority and the segregated a false sense of inferiority”.

What is law? Law is a system of rules used to govern a society and control the behaviors of its members. In this case, Martin Luther King is charged for breaking a law. King questions the differences between just and unjust laws to justify his actions in Birmingham and the charges of breaking laws willingly. Defending his willingness to break laws, King argues, “How can you advocate breaking laws and obeying other?” He answers to accusation of his willingness to break laws with a well-written argument of what is just and unjust laws. Martin Luther King uses the definition, the categories, and the implication of the law excellently to answer the charges of breaking laws willingly.

It has become a common thing in today society that we dismiss unjust act that we face in our country.Unjustice is the lack of respect for any human life or rights. It is often said that justice is all way being served to the people who commit wrongdoing .But is that really true? In our society are we really truly understanding the word Justice. Are our way of governing really supported by people who believe in justice or are they really unjustice people who have power manipulate us? You hear about injustice acts that are happening in the world like mass killing and people being oppressed by the system based on racial background or the color of their skin.Who are people that truly believed in Justice and human right? Martin Luther King Jr. decided to take action to stop the unjust crime and segregation of the Negro community in the 1960”s. He uses his biblical background and non violent idea in Birmingham,Alabama to help fight for fair and equal Justice that we as human being deserve.Martin Luther King Jr. also uses the Logos part of the rhetorical triangle to argue his point of view.

King's successful civil rights activism, it is said that the “collective strength of individuals, organized in religious, civic, fraternal, and civil rights groups allowed southern blacks to begin overcoming fears reinforced by centuries of racism and repression”(Lawson, 246). The overcoming of these fears consisted of sit-ins, protests, boycotts, and marches. Also, Dr King was a big supporter of non-violence.He “rallied black southerners to confront racism through non-violence, when their instincts might pull them in the other direction”(Lawson, 249). His open mindedness made him a successful leader in terms of the African-American struggle for civil rights. This is what allowed him to connect with not only African-American people, but people of other races as well. Martin Luther King is a great example of someone who did not look for profit for himself. Dr. King’s biggest goal was to achieve equality for his fellow African American people. It was said that Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just fight for civil rights but he fought for human rights as well. Montaigne makes a statement saying “Let every one but dive into his own bosom, and he will find his private wishes spring and his secret

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Martin Luther King wanted black people to have the right vote, just as if they were white. He wanted black people to have any rights a white person had. He believed regardless your race you should have the right to vote, and the right to an education, and anything else that white people had the right to do. He wanted his four children to have the rights that a white child had. He wanted his children to be able to join hands with all the other children, regardless their races.

Throughout our lives, we often deal with boundaries created by society and ourselves. Racism and prejudices have plagued our society for years. There have been many people using many methods techniques in the fight against racism. One man used his art and the power of words to bring forth the issues of injustice suffered in America, he was Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was a Negro Writer, born at the turn of the century in 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. His ancestry included three major race groups, however, he lived and was identified as a Negro or Colored (Hughes referred to himself as "colored" or "Negro," because those were the terms used to refer to African-Americans in this era). He spent most of his early years with his grandmother

During his lifetime, Martin Luther king dared to not only dream about a better future but also fight for it. He was not afraid from having confrontations in order to promise a change. We can see his decisiveness when his arguments for stopping discrimination against black were not enough to change the situation. He decided to make a direct action in order to make society confront the issue.

Martin Luther King Jr. displays similar courage in fighting for justice rather than accepting his situation, and the situation of all African American people, for what it is. Even though Martin Luther King Jr. lived in a democracy, the laws that governed him were not democratic. African Americans had little say in the laws that they were expected to follow, for many could not vote. As King says, “Who

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