After reading the posts made by my fellow blog mates, it is easy to see that everyone is in agreement. Martin Luther King was a great man and did exactly as he preached. One of the first points made that really stood out was that every citizen of the United States of America has certain rights protected under the U.S Constitution, this was one of the main reasons Martin Luther King conducted his protests. Our person two took that idea a bit farther, exclaiming that even though African Americans had those rights on paper, the rights were not enforced by either the law enforcement agencies or those people in power with in society at that time. Yet again, person three elaborated on how Martin Luther King wanted to follow the laws of the United States, even though some of the laws of the United States didn’t treat African Americans fairly, or as full citizens. Martin Luther King refused to stoop to that level, and made sure that all his protests were peaceful, in accordance with American law. As a result of this, it lead person three to think of another prominent figure during that time, Malcolm X. Person three brought this American figure up because it showed how two people could want the same thing, go about it different ways and get different results. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King had separate approaches, who was respected more? Martin Luther King wasn’t about sides, but justice. He wanted each “side” to get along – we are all citizens of the United States. Everyone should get along. Person four expressed how everything within our blog so far corresponds to what the class is about – the rights and roles of citizens.
Above all of the main points expressed, I thought that there was one point made that was exactly what Martin Luther King wanted and was working towards. The person expressed how the real message made by the article was that we as a nation have become united together. We have strength as a nation to overcome anything and everything if we work together.
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