Throughout the story, Eastman challenges racism by comparing the values of white middle- and upper-middle-class men, as well as stereotypes of Native men. From my perspective, despite the mistreatment of the Native people (Wounded Knee), the Christian faith is still looked to as a solution rather than the problem. to show the errors of colonization. “These children of nature once had faith in man as well as God. To-day they would have suspect even their best friend” (p. 183) Work Cited: Eastman, Charles Alexander.
However, not everyone appreciated Washington’s white links, with many feeling that he was wrong in prioritising strengthening the black community over working to abolish Jim Crow and southern segregation. Later, Malcolm X would become Washington’s foil, in this respect, in his positing of black supremacy and rejection of white support. Yet Washington’s alliances with whites meant that he was able to ensure the black voice was acknowledged, leaving an imprint of the cry for black
In some people's eyes, Malcolm may seem the ignorant between the two great leaders. Furthermore, Malcolm wanted segregation, while Martin wanted to work together which was the favorable thing to do in the long run. This is why so many more people know of the teachings of Martin Luther King. Only, I don’t think Malcolm was fighting for what was more likable to the people. He fought for what he believed in, and he fought until the end.
Response to “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. has always been regarded as a profound historical figure, yet many fail to comprehend the magnitude of his influential impact on our world today. In fact, it is common for people to think of him only on the national holiday dedicated to his memory. His life and untimely death should always serve as a reminder of something many individuals take for granted: their personal freedom. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, is written as a response to criticism that called his actions “unwise and untimely” (741); the powerful emotional and religious language he uses in this response are utimately the most convincing persuasive elements of the letter. One of King’s most effective writing techniques is drawing comparisons from past historical leaders to himself and his current cause.
Summary Response-Letter from the Birmingham Jail In this letter, Martin Luther King Jr. describes the current states of injustice and inequality that plague the Negro community during this time as he is writing from his jail cell. He writes to his fellow supporters and brothers and explains the reasons for being in Birmingham in the first place were because he felt it was necessary to protest injustice everywhere. Communities such as Birmingham were known to observe segregation laws that isolated black people from white people and in his opinion were classified as unjust laws. He claims to be a supporter of just laws and a non-violent protestor of unjust laws in which violate human morals and dignity. By citing references of protest such as Jesus Christ, St. Paul, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, he justifies his current actions for the Negro community and states that he is willing to face the consequences when it comes to protesting for equal rights amongst all Americans.
By taking the time to answer his critics (or persecutors, as he is in prison) with patience, logic and intelligence, as opposed to retaliating, King was also able to justify his actions. Another important aspect to his letter was to show how disappointed he was with the Church. For example he said “In deep disappointment I have wept over the laxity of the church. There can be no deep disappointment where there in not deep love”. One of the best parts of this letter was that it was created out of political conflict.
I feel that the Brave Heart healing interventive strategy obviously were successful and very necessary for people who had no other recourse at the time, and without any assistance probably would not have healed and became violent against others and seek revenge out of desperation for help. The healing intervention program provided a way to express feelings, thoughts, and actions without judgment because the Lakota people where extremely devastated by continual traumatic events but their traditional rituals where stolen which prevented the Lakota people from mourning their loss in there on time. These programs continues to help other ethnic groups that had experienced traumatic events as well such as African Americans, Afrikaners, Jewish Holocaust survivors and their children, The methods in my opinion where sufficient and extremely necessary for the Lakota Sioux group and other ethnic groups to further their education in the America’s and begin to look within themselves for resolution and development so that people could begin to work together in a more positive way instead of holding on to past experiences that will prevent people from healing on the inside so that the pain will not destroy their future. Brave Heart, M.Y.H. (1995).
Steinbeck introduces Crooks as a black man. We begin to learn about Crooks through gossip with Candy calling him derogatory terms like 'nigger' and 'stable buck'. The way he is openly referred to as 'nigger' exemplifies the casual racism directed towards him by the others- they don't insult him deliberately, but the use of the term shows he is constantly degraded both verbally and physically. This suggests to us that he is a social outcast. Readers at the time would have related to the situation as racism was still a common habit in the 1930s.
Even though Jim and all other niggers of the period did not think of themselves as superior than their masters at all, Twain persuaded the readers to believe that these African slaves were all obedient, honest, and willing to sacrifice for the others – which was not found in the whites in the adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Even though this book was not generally accepted by people at that period, it was a remarkable piece of literature for nowadays readers, because it shows them how different the world in the past is to the present world. This ‘new’ thought of Mark Twain, of equal representation between the whites and blacks, was only accepting by the public till a
It seems like they are involved with a lot of political issues before such as abortion, which they oppose but I can understand King’s confusion and frustation about his self entitlement to the church. He still loves the church it is just that they are part of the white moderate that say wait it will be fine instead of taking direct action like the church used to do. The church needs more spiritual leaders or movements for segregation because God would not think segregation is morally right. 4. He is sick of the White moderate the most because he had so much hope that they would help but disappointment is what happened and it is really sad to see that.