King described how, “vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters at whim”(14). People wouldn’t think twice about hurting the protesters, from women to men, young and old. The idea of equal rights led to high tension which would result in clashes. The idea of the status quo finally changing scared a lot of people. The blacks had no intention of standing down, saying, “there was a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair”(14). For decades colored people had been oppressed and degraded by means of the news, politics and daily encounters. They were finally standing up for what they thought was
King described how, “vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters at whim”(14). People wouldn’t think twice about hurting the protesters, from women to men, young and old. The idea of equal rights led to high tension which would result in clashes. The idea of the status quo finally changing scared a lot of people. The blacks had no intention of standing down, saying, “there was a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair”(14). For decades colored people had been oppressed and degraded by means of the news, politics and daily encounters. They were finally standing up for what they thought was