Racial inequality is a big problem in our society, not only in the past, but in the present today. We have had trouble relating to others while finding solutions to this problem. America is a country full of different voices, religions, and ethnicities: therefore, we must learn from different voices, how to avoid racial inequality. Have the actions of others influenced how we listen to these voices in the past?
The south is notorious for the unequal treatment of the African American minority. The article, “A Flower for the Graves,” was written in response to the bombing on Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, in Birmingham, Alabama, which resulted in the death of four black girls. In his article, “A Flower for the Graves,” Patterson states, “We-who stand aside in imagined rectitude and let the mad dogs that run in every society slide their leashes from our hand, and spring (4)”. The bombing was a great tragedy, and it was committed by a group of people who strongly support racial segregation and racial supremacy. This region is very racist towards African Americans and the actions of the past society and government of Alabama has not proved deviant.
John F. Kennedy was elected in the 1960’s, the height of the civil rights movement. He listens to the voices crying out to him, and decides echo them aloud. In the speech, “Civil Rights …show more content…
These religious leaders counter the statements and protests made by the African American community in the 1960’s. They refuse to listen to the voices of the oppressed, and utter that the blacks are still in the wrong. In the “Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen,” the Clergymen counter, “We urge the public to continue to show restraint should the demonstrations continue, and the law enforcement official to remain calm and continue to protect our city from violence (14)”. This was a big negative step towards peaceful resolution to the problems still at
The south is notorious for the unequal treatment of the African American minority. The article, “A Flower for the Graves,” was written in response to the bombing on Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, in Birmingham, Alabama, which resulted in the death of four black girls. In his article, “A Flower for the Graves,” Patterson states, “We-who stand aside in imagined rectitude and let the mad dogs that run in every society slide their leashes from our hand, and spring (4)”. The bombing was a great tragedy, and it was committed by a group of people who strongly support racial segregation and racial supremacy. This region is very racist towards African Americans and the actions of the past society and government of Alabama has not proved deviant.
John F. Kennedy was elected in the 1960’s, the height of the civil rights movement. He listens to the voices crying out to him, and decides echo them aloud. In the speech, “Civil Rights …show more content…
These religious leaders counter the statements and protests made by the African American community in the 1960’s. They refuse to listen to the voices of the oppressed, and utter that the blacks are still in the wrong. In the “Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen,” the Clergymen counter, “We urge the public to continue to show restraint should the demonstrations continue, and the law enforcement official to remain calm and continue to protect our city from violence (14)”. This was a big negative step towards peaceful resolution to the problems still at