Pain and Sacrifice
A marathon is a work of art. Months and even years of training are required. It is something that is seen as a great accomplishment. Something that takes heart, pride, and determination. It’s no easy feat, and death may even be a result.
Life in the 20th century was like no other. A time where life was different for everyone. The US was seeking change and it definitely wasn’t wanted. Racially our country was struggling to find its identity. It was lost. Our constitution saying that all men are created equally however, not all men were being treated equally. We were experiencing a fight with our inner self, a type that doesn’t look to have a good scorecard. It is 1920, the US is racially split. Blacks are being oppressed, facing groups like the KKK and de facto rules like Jim Crow laws. It is common to see signs like whites only. There were many places that would not allow the integration of blacks. Instead blacks were held to substandard conditions. Forced to use filthy bathrooms, not allowed to stay in nice hotels and …show more content…
Why do we do it? Even the emptiest of souls have a reason. There is always a reason Why? Jackie endured so much pain so much and was able to disregard it all. How did a man with so much weight on his showers, so much hate on his shoulders, find a way to lift it all off? He believed the idea of sacrifice, he was able to put all things aside to accomplish something that would change the lives of the black youth, his mother, his family, and himself. Sacrifice is a great challenge. Being able to risk yourself for the benefit of others. Something that Jackie was able to do even under extreme circumstances. King also made sacrifices that changed the lives of blacks to this. It took him to death. King died for professing against the ideas of oppression and segregation and fighting towards equality. That type of sacrifice is enormous, King was able to put his life on the line for the lives of generations to
A marathon is a work of art. Months and even years of training are required. It is something that is seen as a great accomplishment. Something that takes heart, pride, and determination. It’s no easy feat, and death may even be a result.
Life in the 20th century was like no other. A time where life was different for everyone. The US was seeking change and it definitely wasn’t wanted. Racially our country was struggling to find its identity. It was lost. Our constitution saying that all men are created equally however, not all men were being treated equally. We were experiencing a fight with our inner self, a type that doesn’t look to have a good scorecard. It is 1920, the US is racially split. Blacks are being oppressed, facing groups like the KKK and de facto rules like Jim Crow laws. It is common to see signs like whites only. There were many places that would not allow the integration of blacks. Instead blacks were held to substandard conditions. Forced to use filthy bathrooms, not allowed to stay in nice hotels and …show more content…
Why do we do it? Even the emptiest of souls have a reason. There is always a reason Why? Jackie endured so much pain so much and was able to disregard it all. How did a man with so much weight on his showers, so much hate on his shoulders, find a way to lift it all off? He believed the idea of sacrifice, he was able to put all things aside to accomplish something that would change the lives of the black youth, his mother, his family, and himself. Sacrifice is a great challenge. Being able to risk yourself for the benefit of others. Something that Jackie was able to do even under extreme circumstances. King also made sacrifices that changed the lives of blacks to this. It took him to death. King died for professing against the ideas of oppression and segregation and fighting towards equality. That type of sacrifice is enormous, King was able to put his life on the line for the lives of generations to