These men were both very different in lifestyles, with one being black and one white, but they both wanted the same thing. Martin Luther king jr. was a black man who went through pain and suffering his whole life watching “his kind” be beaten physically and emotionally all because their skin color. John f. Kennedy however, was a wealthy white man that had no such problems such as Martin Luther king. John F. Kennedy saw what his country was doing to people like Martin, he knew it was wrong and he knew it had to come to an end. They both wanted equality for their nation.
Malcolm X also rejected the civil rights movement's strategy of nonviolence and instead advocated that black people use any necessary means of self-defense to protect themselves. Malcolm X soon became the most well known national spokesperson for black Muslims. He quit the organization of Nation Of Islam in 1964. He was assassinated in less than an year. Malcolm X has been said to be one of the most influential and successful African Americans in history.
In Cinderella Man, Ron Howard did a great job of showing how the community struggled to pay bills and to provide for their families. The film also showed that they will do anything to get money for the family. The Essay “The Champion of the World” shows how much a black community wanted their black champion to win a white man. Maya Angelou didn’t really show anything but that in the
Change I support Will Campbell’s statement, “I’m pro-Klansman because I’m prohuman being.” Will shows a change in religious, cultural, and racial position from before Jonathan Daniel’s death. From a young age on through his thirties, Will Campbell believes strongly in fighting for the Civil Rights Movement while neglecting the racist whites. However, after his friend Jonathan is murdered, he comes to the conclusion that everyone is a bastard, and God loves everyone, even the KKK and other racists. The change in religious beliefs allows his civil rights work to extend to white racists as well. He understands how they are children of God too.
Atticus Finch has been deemed a hero of justice, a mythological paragon of social activism. But although Atticus admirably defended Tom Robinson. He was no antiracism activist. First, Atticus did not volunteer to defend Tom Robinson; he was given a court order to do so. Then there Atticus’s complacence to racism, clearly portrayed in his confession (regarding defending Tom): “I’d hoped to get through life without a case of this kind…” This is not to dismiss Atticus’s fine attributes: He is a good father, treats all (black and white) with respect, and practices patient humility.
Kennedy’s campaign advisers advised him not to support the African American race because he would lose voters in the south. The African vote gave Kennedy the winning margin in the race ("John f Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum"). Gaining the heart of all the American people gave Kennedy that winning victory to his
Muhammad Ali Kahari Stewart Mr. Long 3rd Block 7, October 2014 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Was truly a great influence on America I’m going to tell you about his life and how he became the great influence he is today. Social activist Muhammad Ali/ originally named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He showed at an young age that he wasn’t scared of anybody inside or outside the ring. He discovered his talent for boxing at the age of 12 because he was beaten up and got his bike stolen; he told an police officer what happened and that he wanted to like to “punch” the kids that took his bike. The police officer told him he needs to learn how to fight before he would be able to do that, and that’s
Nevertheless, Lincoln was and still is a hero. However, there are reasons to believe that Lincoln was reluctant towards the emancipation. Even though he recited in speech after speech that his main motive for the Civil War was for the slaves to be “forever free”, he had his own surreptitious reasoning which was to preserve the Union. Since the beginning, Lincoln’s life was always portrayed as unsatisfactory. When he ran for election people believed that he was poor which helped some relate to him.
When we look back at our history, it is easy to assume that because Abe Lincoln ended slavery, that he was a “negro lover.” Also, when we look back at history, we avoid the negatives and focus on the positives. Lincoln was a great president and was successful at ending slavery, but he had some pitfalls as well. Abe Lincoln was anti-slavery and he made that clear, but he was anti-blacks as well. He felt they were not educated enough to have a say in political views which meant they should not be able to vote or have any say in our politics. He felt they should have the same economic status meaning they should have the right to work and make money as well as a living for their family.
But in the end, Atticus did not win his case. Atticus’s act against the defending of a black man fits Eliot’s quote because he tries winning over the case and he failed but it was worth trying then not do anything at