My newest read is titled Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr. It chronicles King's life as well as the life of Rosa Parks as they try and make a difference by protesting in non-violent ways for equal rights of African Americans.
The first portion of the book tells how a young Martin sees the world at the time and notices how unfair everything is for African Americans while Caucasians treat them with disrespect. One of his most important observations was when he was playing a game of baseball with other African American and Caucasian friends. He noticed that the young people of different races didn't mind playing a fair game of baseball with each other while getting along. However, the mother of one of the Caucasian boys calls the boy away from everyone else as she doesn't want him playing with African Americans.
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ReplyDeleteYour choice for nonfiction is an excellent one! As you read King in class, apply your learning to his work in this text. Truly, you've chosen to read some of the best 20th century rhetoric.