Martin Luther King's Quest For Equality

Today’s generation never had to fight for equality, or justice, in a way everything was handed to us. For our grandparents, or even parents, had to fight for equality, justice and rights so future generations won't have to go through. Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Langston Hughes, demonstrate good qualities of a true american such as determination, a desire for good quality, and aggressive. First, Martin Luther King showed desire for equality in his “ Stride Toward Freedom Speech”, it says “ If the negro is to achieve the goal of integration, he must organized himself into militant and nonviolent mass movement. All three elements are indispensable. The movement for equality and justice can only be a success if it has both a mass and militant character; the barriers to be overcome require both. Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community” ( King 3). What Martin Luther King is saying, is that how are blacks are supposed to make peace when they're causing to much destruction. Another example is Malcolm X “ Les Crane Interviews Malcolm X ( December 2, 1964)”, it says “ I think that we accomplish more when we sit down in private and iron out whatever
In other words, he talks about how he doesn’t want the future children to experience what he has gone through so he will fight until he wil wins. Another example, is Langston hughes “ I, Too, Sing, America”, it says, “ I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but i laugh, and eat well, and grow strong” ( Hughes 2-7 ). In other words he has to eat in the kitchen because of guess ( white people ) but instead of getting mad he just grows strong and have fun. Rodolfo Gonzales and Langston Hughes demonstrate a determine true