I Ve Been To The Mountaintop Analysis
“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” (Gandhi). This quote is the symbol of nonviolence; it is one of the most extraordinary quotes about this time period. Influential people such as Martin Luther King Jr become the voice of those whose pleas for inequality were ignored. During this period there had been movies and books about this horrific time such as the “Ballad of Birmingham”, "At the River I Stand", and “I’ve Been to The “Ballad of Birmingham", "At the River I Stand" and "I’ve been to the Mountaintop" goal was achieve social change showing that violence was never necessary.
“Ballad of Birmingham” is a poem written by Dudley Randall about the bombing of a church in Birmingham. This poem shows us what happens to a mother’s little girl because someone didn’t like the changes that were happening in America when African American people wanted equal rights. Only the little girl wanted to protest because she wanted a better future for America. She aspired to be someone important when she grew older, not wanting to be treated differently because color of her skin. The end of the poem tells a sad story of how her dreams of being someone …show more content…
This was one of his final speeches he had done before being assassinated, he spoke so well he got more and more people to join the cause. He didn’t talk about using force. He talked about just simply protesting with nonviolence. The quote from Dr. King “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” (King Jr, Readers Digest, 2016) is an example of his nonviolent approach, either we learn to get along peacefully or we perish as a society. This speech was everything about this time period and was the high point of an era when people had hopes of living without fear and treated as
“Ballad of Birmingham” is a poem written by Dudley Randall about the bombing of a church in Birmingham. This poem shows us what happens to a mother’s little girl because someone didn’t like the changes that were happening in America when African American people wanted equal rights. Only the little girl wanted to protest because she wanted a better future for America. She aspired to be someone important when she grew older, not wanting to be treated differently because color of her skin. The end of the poem tells a sad story of how her dreams of being someone …show more content…
This was one of his final speeches he had done before being assassinated, he spoke so well he got more and more people to join the cause. He didn’t talk about using force. He talked about just simply protesting with nonviolence. The quote from Dr. King “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” (King Jr, Readers Digest, 2016) is an example of his nonviolent approach, either we learn to get along peacefully or we perish as a society. This speech was everything about this time period and was the high point of an era when people had hopes of living without fear and treated as