“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” (BrainyQuote.com). Martin Luther King Jr was a pastor at a baptist church in Alabama for his whole life, until one day King decided to fight for his rights. During King’s adult life he spent most of his time speaking in front of people about how unfair they were being treated even after slavery being abolished. King spoke out so much that he was not just being heard around Alabama, everyone in the US knew King’s name. By examining King speaking out, taking action, and finally getting what he feels is right, it is clear that there is a great amount of evidence that relates King’s work to the holocaust.
Martin Luther King fought most of his life hoping for a better future for the next generation. King gave most of his speeches in the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s. In King’s speeches he spoke everything he had on his mind through moral courage. Without moral courage he would not be able to fight for the rights of colored people. King’s plan wasn’t to just fight alone, he had a plan to ‘plant grassroots’ to hopefully inspire other people to fight back. An example of someone who was inspired by King’s work was Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a …show more content…
King also helped the world to not be so selfish and realize that all races are human too. I also think the holocaust relates to King in respect to racism. Jewish people were being held against their will because of their faith, and the colored people were being segregated from everything and could not have any interaction with a white person because of their skin color. The holocaust also helped people around the world become more self-aware and to always know what is going on around
Martin Luther King fought most of his life hoping for a better future for the next generation. King gave most of his speeches in the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s. In King’s speeches he spoke everything he had on his mind through moral courage. Without moral courage he would not be able to fight for the rights of colored people. King’s plan wasn’t to just fight alone, he had a plan to ‘plant grassroots’ to hopefully inspire other people to fight back. An example of someone who was inspired by King’s work was Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a …show more content…
King also helped the world to not be so selfish and realize that all races are human too. I also think the holocaust relates to King in respect to racism. Jewish people were being held against their will because of their faith, and the colored people were being segregated from everything and could not have any interaction with a white person because of their skin color. The holocaust also helped people around the world become more self-aware and to always know what is going on around