Segregation: An Analysis

In the beginning, King responds to the criticism he received concerning his present activities as “unwise and untimely.” King then explains that he is in Birmingham because the presence of social injustice, and the purpose of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights is “to be on call to engage

During the time that Lerone Bennett wrote his article, Lincoln, a White Supremacist, the Civil Rights Movement was occurring. Those of African American descent were fighting for their right of equality. African Americans were treated poorly by the means of “Separate but equal.” Segregation, forcing one group to be inferior to another, was very widespread. Bennett, being of African American descent, would have faced the unfair, but “equal” rules of the time. Bennett is a prolific writer and a social historian. Bennett graduated from Morehouse College in 1949 and was an executive editor of Ebony Magazine. The main idea of Bennett’s article is, is Abraham Lincoln a white supremacist? Bennett’s purpose is quite clear. He is trying to persuade the

Forty-seven years ago the Civil Rights Act was passed to end racial discrimination in America, later on the twenty-fourth Amendment to poll taxes, then the Voting Rights Act, busing was set up to integrate schools, and the quota system was developed. Black Power, the Nation of Islam, and the Southern Christian Leadership conference were also some of the groups that tried to end segregation and promote the African-American race. Although these groups and laws did help end it, it still exists in today’s world and many studies have been done to prove it in the past couple of years.

King learned about racial inequality when two sons of a white neighborhood storekeeper stopped playing with him. Whether the father of the two didn’t want them to play with him or the two boys were influenced by the events around them is not known. Either way King knew this was wrong. His mother was never too subtle when she explained racial discrimination, but always reminded him that he was “as good as anyone”. King also experienced a similar problem when he was in high school. After winning first prize in a speech contest, he represented his school at a statewide competition. As he returned home to Atlanta he and his teacher were forced to give up their seats to white passengers and remained seat less for 90 miles. King said he had never been so angry in his life. In the future he would make the choice to return to the south and fight for what was right.

King’s approach mainly focused on love and religion. He did not view love as a weakness like others may have. In fact, he believed that it took courage and strength to love. The white citizens, government officials, and police force during this time expressed a great amount of hate towards African Americans. Police dogs bit unarmed and nonviolent African Americans and the police themselves attacked them with slurs and physical force. Food was also denied on several occasions. Not to mention, the segregation of schools and restaurants. It took strength to love their enemies and forgive what has been done; however it did not mean that they would forget. When you love, you are distancing yourself from hate and creating a space for growth. King believed that they needed

In King's time period racism and inequality was alive. Racism and inequality has been around for decades. Blacks were always abused and mistreated by whites and were not treated with respect. Colored people were slaves and some were paid rarely any money or even some not paid at all. Blacks had it rough in the south. Whites treated blacks as if they were a nobody or like they didn't have a heart. So colored people were even beaten or abused just because whites had the power to do so. They took advantage of their power and used it in a negative way. Blacks couldn't use anything whites had everything was segregated. Water fountains, schools, bathroom, sidewalks, and restaurants were some things black people had no rights to unless they had their own separate.

Mr.King was a very strong man who fought for what he believed in. He was willing to die for his faith and that's exactly what he did. He believed that people shouldn't be judged by our color. He thought that we should be judged by our character. Back in the mid 1950’s, blacks were treated horribly, when whites were treated good. It was like a division between whites and blacks. Blacks didn't

“I have traveled the length and breadth of Alabama, Mississippi and all the other southern states. On sweltering summer days and crisp autumn mornings I have looked at her beautiful churches with their spires pointing heavenward. I have beheld the impressive outlay of her massive religious education buildings. Over and over again I have found myself asking: "Who worships here? Who is their God? Where were their voices when the lips of Governor Barnett dripped with words of interposition and nullification Where were their voices of support when tired, bruised, and weary Negro men and women decided to rise from the dark dungeons of complacency to the bright hills of creative protest?"(Paragraph 9) King is asking who will believe and be gospel to hope to end for the

In the United States, neighborhoods, income levels, and race are intertwined. Some members of the African-American community argue that single-race schools, created by “neighborhood” schools, would be acceptable if black students had access to the educational resources necessary to be successful (Goldring, Cohen-Vogel, Smrekar and Taylor, 2006). Many of the nation’s poorest districts have almost no white students at all (Saiger, 2010). Despite the fact that the school is assigned by where people live, those same people will deem the design of school as unfair and not diverse, therefore, segregated. It can also be reasoned that as children attend school closer to home, some will be in schools that are racially isolated, predominantly black and significantly situated in high-risk neighborhoods with limited financial and human capital, few key institutional assets, and high liabilities in terms of crime (Goldring, Cohen-Vogel, Smrekar and Taylor, 2006). The community becomes a dangerous place and in an attempt to protect their children, parents have to establish strict rules for them, adopting “lock down” procedures that do not promote community or social network ties. A school is often supplemented by the community that surrounds it. What this means is if the neighborhood that attends this school is poor, the school will most likely not reap the benefits of wealthier families such as the donations of goods and services.

All in all, Mr. King was a very respectable man who had the right idea in mind about people and how things should carry on in an ideal world. He was not asking for anything crazy or unethical, he just wanted everyone to be treated equal and to have equivalent opportunity regardless of color, race,

Segregation is defined as the physical parting of races in a residential context (LaVeist & Isaac, 2013). Carried out by the various government agencies, cultural institutions and policies, African Americans have been forcefully limited to the least attractive options in terms of housing. For decades, employment opportunities and educational right of entry for African American households have been forecasted by the popular implementation of formal policies (LaVeist & Isaac, 2013).

The Supreme Court found itself in the position of having to choose between equality or segregation. Later analysis of the Court's decision regarding Brown versus Board of Education can safley concluded that siding with either side would have violated at least one aspect of the original meaning of the 14th Amendment. Because segregation and equality are mutually exclusive the court was unable to honor both. Finally, the Court's recognition that the 14th Amendment was originated on the basis of equality and not separation seems to have provided the direction the court needed to find in favor of equality.

It is important to understand our diverse America because otherwise we will never be complete and united. There are a wide variety of heritages in America that many refuse to recognize. People conform with labeling others with little to no consideration. If no thought is given to those one sees differently, discrimination and segregation will not cease to exist. If only we could all see one another as nothing else but human without having to place an inaccurate label we will be more united as a nation. Better yet, if more time was spent researching different cultures residing in America, we would all gain further knowledge and understanding of those we see as being different.

The use of his Christian faith and God really helped bring many people to understand his message. In his speech he states, “When we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last, Free at last, Great God a-mighty, "We are free at last."” (faith). This was powerful and was touching to many people because most people, especially in the south, are worshippers of God and he was showing that in God’s eyes, no matter their race, religion, color, everyone is equal. He wanted to grasp the attention of everyone from every religion and skin color to ultimately see one thing, and that is skin color shouldn’t define a person. He wanted to show that God didn’t discriminate and God wanted everyone to live peacefully. In his “I Have a Dream” speech he also says, “This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning. "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountain side, let freedom ring'' (speech). King was able to incorporate God and

Segregation has always been around whether it had to deal with religion, skin color, ethnicity, or just personal choice, people have always tried to discriminate against others. One might never know of all of the discrimination that occurred in the area they have grown up in until they are older and have a better understanding of why people did such things and how it can still be seen in today’s society. It is important for anyone to know the history of their nation and if one is lucky to have a piece of the history close to where you are located it can help you understand it as well.