Martin Luther King and Indira Gandhi

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My friends I would like you to close your eyes for a moment an imagine this. How many times have you seen stereotypical insults being inflicted upon the so called “wog” strolling down your street? How many times have you observed a poor Asian man, being insulted over his “pathetic” driving? How many times have you seen an indigenous person, struggling to find work or even live freely? These are questions that revolve around us in our everyday lives. This prejudice and injustice is perpetuated by media propaganda, films and society. Today’s society is faced with many of these social issues. Generations have passed by and yet till now, many people from youth to local citizens and to religious preachers, all have stood on that stage and with their voice, have inspired and motivated others. What makes them distinctive is their ultimate strive for a purpose to change. Two renowned speeches which have empowered individuals to stand up against social issues such as injustice and the myriad of stereotypes which exist, are Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” and Indira Gandhi’s “The true liberation of women”. A social issue which has haunted societies for over a millennium is injustice. Millions of people around the world are in the grip of injustice, whether it is the force of selling human lives into slavery or having the rights of certain individuals violated. Martin Luther King depicts and antagonises the issue of racial injustice when he states, “Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.” King constantly repeats and emphasises on the phrase ‘Now is the time’, telling his audience that racial injustice has had a major impact on the lives of those who were mistreated and that it must be stopped immediately. He uses speech of
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