When an object is in motion and continues down a slope, it tends to gain speed and momentum – the same goes for the civil rights movement that has continued into the 21st century, only changing its name from 1954 to present. Being spearheaded by many great activists like Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr, and James Baldwin, the outcry for justice was lead to success and to a less violent course. With civil unrest rising in today’s society, can we rely on another Baldwin or Malcom X to rise from the rafters? Or will “the Bible or the gun,” have to do (James Baldwin, Film)? As a society, we cannot accept change that has been fueled by hatred and death; this definitely isn’t the 1960s, and it shows in our actions to one another.
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In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “we face a world crisis which leaves us standing so often amid the surging murmur of life 's restless sea. But every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. It can spell either salvation or doom,” (Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Lecture). Justice earned by fire and blood doesn’t equate to freedom, and rightfully so, “we are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us,” (Malcom X). Many times these issues are a two-way street, meaning when the blood bath starts, someone has to be the first to put down the blade. Just as there is an outcry for justice then and now, there should also be the same outcry for peace. Hopefully this movement will take a turn for the better when the general population learns “you cannot separate freedom from peace, because without freedom no one will be at peace,” (Malcom X). So, will a young activist step up and lead a generation into new heights for equality and freedom, or will America as a nation run itself into the ground? We won’t know the bomb has dropped until it’s too late to get away from the
We as humans have …show more content…
In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “we face a world crisis which leaves us standing so often amid the surging murmur of life 's restless sea. But every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. It can spell either salvation or doom,” (Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Lecture). Justice earned by fire and blood doesn’t equate to freedom, and rightfully so, “we are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us,” (Malcom X). Many times these issues are a two-way street, meaning when the blood bath starts, someone has to be the first to put down the blade. Just as there is an outcry for justice then and now, there should also be the same outcry for peace. Hopefully this movement will take a turn for the better when the general population learns “you cannot separate freedom from peace, because without freedom no one will be at peace,” (Malcom X). So, will a young activist step up and lead a generation into new heights for equality and freedom, or will America as a nation run itself into the ground? We won’t know the bomb has dropped until it’s too late to get away from the