Book Reort Why We Can't Wait By Martin Luther King Essay

The theme of this book seems to be the oppressed fighting for freedom and equality. It is the battle between those who see a need for and want change and those who want everything to stay the same. This book highlights the importance of every person when it comes to affecting change, age and gender mean nothing in the fight for progress. In some instances the impact made by a child can be far greater than by a grown man. There will always have to be those who are willing to sacrifice everything they have, even their lives for progress and change, they are the people who become our heroes, along with all those who stood with them and choose not to back down in the face of adversity. Life for the Black American in the 1960’s had become almost unbearable, as the centennial anniversary of emancipation approached, it became apparent to many that the progress that had been made over the last hundred years was not sufficient. Broken promises by state and federal levels of government added to the growing levels of unrest. Also, patience had run its course, after the seemingly great breakthrough made by the Supreme Court order for the desegregation of public schools in 1954 was not enforced and segregation was still the norm in the majority of public schools nationwide. Something had to change, it was tangible, hanging in the air. Martin Luther king Jr. was a major influence in the civil rights movement and the use of nonviolent action. This book narrates the experiences of King as he plans and carries out the biggest discrimination protest that America had ever seen, he speaks of the heartache and pain that was caused by discrimination before the movement, the difficulty and strain that came with planning the movement and the sacrifice, that came during and after the movement. He also talks about the rise of the Black individual and how they came to see that they are someone and that they have something valuable to contribute. The method of protest King chose was...