Surprisingly, Hulchanski’s finding in “Three cities within Toronto” happened to agree to another document “Ferguson action: Our Vision for a New America” (2014, p.1). Black communities claimed that institutional discrimination is recognized and addressed. They want to achieve a true freedom where everyone has an equal opportunity to access a fair employment market, decent housing and affordable education which are currently affected by institutional racism to different extent. Shooting of Brown is just one of many incidents that provoke people to fight against institutional racism. Old habits die hard.
Although people use the word “hate” so freely in their everyday conversations, do they really know the true meaning of this word? “What’s So Bad About Hate” by Andrew Sullivan provides a detailed analysis of what defines hate, and in particular, hate crimes. They are distinct in that they focus on a particular characteristic, although they tell about the victims, as in sexism, racism, and homophobia. They tell little about the Offenders, and why they commit crimes. He says that in reality, an equal feeling of disloyalty, and that unfortunately accompanies every feeling of loyalty; one cannot exist without the other.
King’s peaceful methods, and advocated for violence if necessary, it was surely Malcolm X. It was his belief that African Americans should pursue the advancement of their rights and eventual equality by any means necessary. This seeming justification of violence is often scrutinized for what it brings about, which often times is pain and suffering. Similar to King, Malcolm saw the denial of civil rights as morally and ethically intolerable. He often spoke about the violence of racism, and frequently cited examples, which ranged from attacks from police dogs and their club-equipped guards, to being washed down by high-pressured water hoses in broad daylight.
Ferguson & Baltimore, Segregation to Separation: Prophecy Coming To Pass It is unfortunate that, the violent racial riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, that occurred after the death of clearly innocent Black youth, has diverted the public debate to ‘need for better policing’. The casualty has been obfuscation more fundamental issues like; century-old public policy of systematic social segregation, increasing economic inequality, and wholesale abdication by the state of social welfare obligations Century-Old Systematic Segregation According to The University of Chicago’s sociologist, Douglas S. Massey, “Housing segregation is both a consequence and a cause of Black poverty. Housing markets distribute not only a place to live, but they
Angelou says, “ I have little hope for any splendid, rapid rapprochement between the races.” Angelou writes that there is a strong level of communication between blacks and whites, but still will never accept each other as equals. Angelou ends the article with, “ this is the beginning of silence; a long and dangerous silence.” Angelou thinks it’s practically hopeless, or will take a long time. Kapuscinski feels that in certain cities everybody has become one race, and that being equal isn’t hopeless. “ Here we see a revolution that is constructive.” Both articles address different issues on prejudice and experiencing an attempt to overcome racism through being
Also mentioning that Birmingham is one of the worst cities to be so ugly and brutal to the colored people all through its history. In my thesis statement I have prepared a few questions: 1-Why does King establish his setting (the Birmingham Jail) and define his intended audience in the first paragraph? How does this information impact the reader and his subsequent words? He wants the audience to feel what he is going through during his jail time in the Birmingham jail. He also wants to show that his actions are non-violent and can have good results.
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.
Media coverage was also a major factor in showing the loss of direction. During the march on Washington the coverage showed the peacefulness of the protestors and showed them as civilized human beings whereas the coverage on the watts riots showed the brutality of black citizens and focused upon that and the masses of destruction and devastating statistics of it. This would automatically change perception on whether to take the civil rights bill as a possibility if all they do is cause uproar and destruction when something doesn’t go their way. Others may say the civil rights
Power Dynamics There is a countless amount of power dynamics that exist within the power structure of our society. Uplifting or oppressing a group of people can only take one person to accomplish, which can cause a negative or a positive outcome. The negative outcomes result in situations such as mass murders, similar to what Adolf Hitler did by ordering the killings of 12 million people. Positive dynamics help people come together as one, and disregard racism and oppression, such as how Martin Luther King Junior accomplished by writing “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 500. Abusing the privilege of having high authority is one power dynamic people use.
King defended his belief of human rights for the betterment of society. He wrote in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, “ Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea.