The Speech At The March On Washington, By Josephine Baker

What is freedom? Is it being mistreated or doubted for your lack of an education? Is it being kicked to the back of the line because of your skin color or is it being beaten for standing up to what you believe is right. In “The Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker and “From Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each article passionately argues about the equality and power of an education along with the mistreatment of those who stand up for what they believe is right. Thus, in order to achieve true freedom one must get past non-violence to find a solution through peaceful protest. To begin with, one must act through peaceful protest and get past non-violence to gain true freedom. According to the text “Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker, she states “Telling you to do the same thing and when you scream I know you will be heard now”. This reveals on how Baker wants those who have been doubted and revoked the chance of an education as to the color of one’s skin color to stand up for theirs right. …show more content…
This point of view makes sense in the text “Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker, where she states “When I left St. Louis a long time ago, the conductor led me directed me to the last car. And you all know what that means”. By sating this Baker is hinting at the racially inclined violence in America that is toward the African-American community. However, the speaker also describes “But I could not walk into a hotel in America and get a cup of coffee, and that made me mad. And when I get mad, you know that I open my big mouth. And then look out, cause when Josephine opens her mouth they hear it all over the world”. This illustrates on how one should use non-violence to find a solution leading to true freedom. Therefore, non-violence is a helping hand in the climb up to