As an international student, I am not very familiar with American history. After I read “A call for unity” and “ Aletter from Birmingham jail”, I did some background research about those articles. I know that the voice of the African-American community was muted for many years. Segregation suppressed the voice as it oppressed the community and stripped it of freedoms. But when the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. rolled around, and when African Americans gained a new sense of dignity, they decided to stand up, or, in many cases, sit down, for their right to freedom. He is more than assured of what he is arguing about. His tone is assertive. His letter projects an intransigent attitude. King was calling people to rise up from passivity and take a stand in a nonviolent manner. Compared to King, the tone of “A call for unity”, written by the eight white clergymen is much softer than King. The rationale of their article was trying to get peace and calm negotiations. Doing so might make African American people wait longer to get their rights.
Compared to the White community, the Black community was given fewer opportunities, privileges, and respect. Their voices and opinions were not heard and if they were heard, they were still ignored. However I believe everyone in this world should have equal rights, no matter whether a person is white or black or yellow. The real owners of this land are the Indians, not White people or Black people. Black people deserve same rights as what White people have. We should not divide people by color or race. Everybody has the right to live the way they want. No one wants to be treated differently from others. I believe racism is the last thing people should do while they are alive.
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