Oppression has been a major part of history for as long as Americans can remember. The vicious cycle of oppression and rebellion led many to stand up for how they believe the “less superior” citizens should be treated. Revolters voiced their opinions on the quality of life that all should be able to enjoy and how everyone should be treated equally. Revolutionary voices such as Martin Luther King Jr., Patrick Henry, and the Declaration of Independence will live on in history for their meaningful calls to freedom.
Martin Luther King Jr. produced a 17 minute long speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in which he called for an end to discrimination and the need for racial equality. In the sermon, King attentively discusses how, “one …show more content…
Henry astonished people with the theory that all men are born with certain unalienable rights. He invoked a doctrine of natural rights that many were not accustomed to at the time. In his speech, Henry questioned if, “this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?” (Patrick Henry). He wanted to discuss the topic of the fight for liberty and equality that seemed to be everlasting. Henry asserts that we revel in the “illusion of hope” and try and ignore the agonizing legitimacy of the inequality of our civilization. Henry and many others are going off to battle to fight for the freedom on all American people, not just whites. Henry believed that we fight for the freedom of all, including African Americans because of our God given rights as citizens of the United States of America. The Civil Rights Movement accelerated with the concept or fighting for the freedom of …show more content…
Civil rights were determined to be considered the natural law of all living persons and to make sure that all received this equal treatment, the United States government created the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration ensures that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and if any of these rights are being threatened, the government shall take control and quickly secure them (Declaration of Independence). This text provided all African Americans with the security of equal rights. Locations and items began to be desegregated and black Americans received more equality then they had ever experienced before. The Declaration of Independence launched the Civil Rights Movement in a positive direction in which only more progress could be made.
Oppression has negatively consumed much of American history with its unfair laws towards non-whites and the segregation of those peoples. The Civil Rights Movement contained many non-violent protests, campaigns, and much more to achieve equality before the law and in all walks of life no matter of race, creed, color, etc. People spoke out for these injustices and made it clear to the public of the discrimination and segregation put upon African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr., Patrick Henry, and the Declaration of
Martin Luther King Jr. produced a 17 minute long speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in which he called for an end to discrimination and the need for racial equality. In the sermon, King attentively discusses how, “one …show more content…
Henry astonished people with the theory that all men are born with certain unalienable rights. He invoked a doctrine of natural rights that many were not accustomed to at the time. In his speech, Henry questioned if, “this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?” (Patrick Henry). He wanted to discuss the topic of the fight for liberty and equality that seemed to be everlasting. Henry asserts that we revel in the “illusion of hope” and try and ignore the agonizing legitimacy of the inequality of our civilization. Henry and many others are going off to battle to fight for the freedom on all American people, not just whites. Henry believed that we fight for the freedom of all, including African Americans because of our God given rights as citizens of the United States of America. The Civil Rights Movement accelerated with the concept or fighting for the freedom of …show more content…
Civil rights were determined to be considered the natural law of all living persons and to make sure that all received this equal treatment, the United States government created the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration ensures that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and if any of these rights are being threatened, the government shall take control and quickly secure them (Declaration of Independence). This text provided all African Americans with the security of equal rights. Locations and items began to be desegregated and black Americans received more equality then they had ever experienced before. The Declaration of Independence launched the Civil Rights Movement in a positive direction in which only more progress could be made.
Oppression has negatively consumed much of American history with its unfair laws towards non-whites and the segregation of those peoples. The Civil Rights Movement contained many non-violent protests, campaigns, and much more to achieve equality before the law and in all walks of life no matter of race, creed, color, etc. People spoke out for these injustices and made it clear to the public of the discrimination and segregation put upon African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr., Patrick Henry, and the Declaration of