As citizens of the United States, we pride ourselves on our humble beginning, how in spite of oppression and tyranny, we were able to rise and create a country now synonymous with the ideals of freedom and justice. Yet, the brutal reality is that our success came at the expense of black slaves whose labor built the foundations of modern capitalism. While we would ultimately abolish slavery, racial disparity still lingers in modern times. Blatantly viewed discrimination against minorities alone should be justification of the magnitude of the issue, however, without empathy, it is impossible to truly comprehend the African American struggle. It is leaders whose words inspire compassion, that are able to create the most substantial argument for
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They also provide an indirect guideline for our nation's moral code, as Thomas Jefferson so famously wrote, "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." On the Fourth of July, we gather as a nation to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence; this day has always become synonymous with freedom and justice. On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglas, a former slaver and outspoken abolitionist spoke to a group of approximately 500 women, regarding his condemnation of the American attitude towards the Fourth of July. In his speech The Meaning of Fourth of July to a Negro, Frederick Douglas addresses the irony of this celebration to a white crowd, and creates a compelling argument towards what he believes to be, evident cruelty of this …show more content…
The people who are causing oppression will almost never do anything to end it, this leaves the people who are being oppressed to alter their circumstances. King also goes on to say that he is yet “to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed.”’ If he were to keep waiting for the perfect time, such a time would never come, people are almost never ready for change, however, time itself will cause nothing, and therefore people must take actions themselves. To King, time is not a catalyst, he believes people must take actions themselves. In another equally important part of his letter, King states that “justice too long delayed is justice denied,” the wait for “justice” extends back generations, and although people are making small steps toward it, these advancements are so miniscule, that he renders them to be inconsequential. For King, justice being delayed for so long is the equivalent of justice being denied.
In Letter to My Native Son, Jeff Allen, writes to his son of the unsaid rules he had to follow as a black teen. This narrative brilliantly addresses the racism a black man faces on a daily basis, and it's unjustified
They also provide an indirect guideline for our nation's moral code, as Thomas Jefferson so famously wrote, "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." On the Fourth of July, we gather as a nation to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence; this day has always become synonymous with freedom and justice. On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglas, a former slaver and outspoken abolitionist spoke to a group of approximately 500 women, regarding his condemnation of the American attitude towards the Fourth of July. In his speech The Meaning of Fourth of July to a Negro, Frederick Douglas addresses the irony of this celebration to a white crowd, and creates a compelling argument towards what he believes to be, evident cruelty of this …show more content…
The people who are causing oppression will almost never do anything to end it, this leaves the people who are being oppressed to alter their circumstances. King also goes on to say that he is yet “to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed.”’ If he were to keep waiting for the perfect time, such a time would never come, people are almost never ready for change, however, time itself will cause nothing, and therefore people must take actions themselves. To King, time is not a catalyst, he believes people must take actions themselves. In another equally important part of his letter, King states that “justice too long delayed is justice denied,” the wait for “justice” extends back generations, and although people are making small steps toward it, these advancements are so miniscule, that he renders them to be inconsequential. For King, justice being delayed for so long is the equivalent of justice being denied.
In Letter to My Native Son, Jeff Allen, writes to his son of the unsaid rules he had to follow as a black teen. This narrative brilliantly addresses the racism a black man faces on a daily basis, and it's unjustified