The final exam will discuss the struggles African Americans encounter for civil rights during the 1950s thru 1980s. The attitude Malcolm X had in the civil rights and the issues that others had with Malcolm X philosophy in achieve equal rights for African Americans. Also, there will be great details in Martin Luther King Jr. and others philosophy in achieving equal rights for African Americans. The overall outcome of the civil rights movement in the 1970’s and 1980’s after the death of the most important Black leaders of this country. To pin point the beginning of the civil rights movement depends on who and what is being discussed.
The Constitution, until recently, did not apply to blacks; blacks feel they deserve payments from 310 years of slavery, destruction to their minds and culture. Dr. Martin Luther King's dilemma in the United States was of a different kind. He was torn between his identity as a Black man of African descent and his identity as an American. He urged Americans to judge based on the content of the character not by skin color and also believed in non-violent protests. Martin Luther King Jr’s main perspective during the fight on racism was equality.
Two of his best used examples were the the popular propaganda speeches made by slave owners in attempt to gain allegiance against the North and the South’s almost hatred of the Republican Party as a whole. One key example that Dew provided was the use of scare tactics by the pro-slave Southerners. In an effort to build an alliance through the South, Southern leaders would use emotion to gain support of the common people. They would give examples of what would happen to them and their families if blacks would be free. These examples would explain how the lives of Southerners would be ruined and that the country would come to an end if slaves were freed.
In this letter King proclaims that the laws of the government against blacks are intolerable and that civil disobedience should be used as a tool of freedom. King's audience also includes the U.S. citizens and the world. King disagrees with social injustice, but he is also trying to defend himself and his organization, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, from the government that disagrees with his movement for civil disobedience. He also wants to change public policy and bring the civil rights movement to national attention in order to increase the likelihood that his actions will cause good outcomes. King speaks almost as a "holy" advisor because of the fact that he is a minister.
Washington preferred a gradual incline of black involvement and acceptance, whereas DuBois preferred immediate direct action. DuBois tried to get African Americans to be involved in politics for this would be the only way their freedoms would be maintained and that could gain influence in society. Carter Woodson states that without political involvement, they would “lose ground in the basic things of life,” (Doc I). DuBois says that the original democratic system does not exist anymore; a caste system replaced it with the white men on top, who try to diminish the civil liberties of those below them, the blacks (Doc F). Dubois’s solution is that African Americans must constantly fight and argue for what they desire in order to ever gain their rights (Doc E).
However, once Nixon was sworn into office, he made it a goal to turn back this trend and divided Americans against one another, stirring up racial prejudices and bringing out the worst in people. As president, Nixon understood that in an era of legal racial equality, the strategies toward white privilege had to change. In order to do that he realized
Ethos on the other hand refers to an appeal to authority or character; this is the idea that a fact is given more credence when associated with a certain person. In “Message to Grassroots” Malcolm predominately uses Pathos to support his rise for action in the black community. He uses Ethos to garner hatred in the people he’s speaking to, and then he points them toward the government. You can see this in the first paragraph, “… you represent a person who poses a serious problem for America because you are not wanted” (Malcolm 1). He then gives them a person to hate, the white man, “We have this in common: We have a common oppressor, a common exploiter, and a common discriminator….
The Black Panthers ‘Through its beliefs and actions did the Black Panther Party cause detriment to the Civil Rights Movement?’ From the early 1600’s African/American people were treated as an inferior race, enslaved, tortured, segregated from white Americans, treated like animals, murdered indifferently and were governed by different laws. By the mid 1950’s, black Americans were starting to seek some equality and put an end to discrimination and oppression at which time Martin Luther King became president of The Southern Christian leadership conference. Martin Luther King and his followers were determined to fight for equality of the blacks one step at a time and by peaceful means. The Black Panther Party was formed in California in 1966, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Initially formed to protect local communities from police brutality and racism, The Black Panthers believed that the non-violent campaign of Martin Luther King had failed and any promised changes to their lifestyle via the 'traditional' civil rights movement, would take too long to be implemented or simply not introduced.
He also explains the goals and solutions of the problem which the black population was facing consistently. Later, he gives the opinion that the fate of white people is tied up with the destiny of the black and their peaceful coexistence is essential for the progress and prosperity of the state. He then moves on to describe the potential of the population that has not been allowed to participate in the progress of the country. He argued that if given respect, opportunity and responsibility, the African Americans would be capable enough to be active participants in nation building. He beautifully told that it is the duty of the government to uproot the racial discrimination between the blacks and whites.
Following Barack Obama winning the presidency in 2008, Americans saw this as a foreshadowing that our country was about to embark on a path that would dissipate racial inequality throughout America. "His election was also seen by some commentators as the fulfillment of Martin Luther King's vision that individuals should be judged on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin" (Ledwidge 2013). Nevertheless, the dark history of racial discrimination and cultural genocide that especially targeted people of color still persists today. This country was built on exclusive practices that oppressed non-whites and every star on the flag represents the oppression people faced in the name of "liberty for all". The economic