Men Will Rise From The Dark Depth Of Prejudice To The Majestic Heights Of

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Men Will Rise From The Dark Depth Of Prejudice To The Majestic Heights Of
Brotherhood

Men will rise from the dark depths of prejudice... What is prejudice?
The Websters dictionary defines it as �a biased opinion based on emotion rather
than reason.� This is most certainly the case. Through out history groups of
people of the same race, religion, color, etc. have had unspeakable acts
committed against them by others who think with their �...emotions[s] rather
than reason.� Because one is a different color they think that that person is
odd, or inferior. Or they see some one of a different religion as a person who
is rejected by God. These are both examples of prejudice.

Many people have seen the effects of prejudice and sought to put an end
to it. one such person was Dr. Martian Luther King. By the time Dr. King became
involved in civil rights he was already an ordained minister. He had married and
he and his wife had four children. His civil rights activities began with the
protest of an incident that occurred on a public bus. Rosa parks had broken the
law by not getting out of her seat to allow a white person to sit in her seat or
row. An organization was formed to boycott the buses and Dr. Martian Luther king
was asked to be president of it. In his first, and in my opinion, most powerful
speeches Dr. Martian Luther King stated �First and foremost we are American
citizens...We are not here advocating violence...the only weapon that we
have...is that of protest...The great glory of American democracy is the right
to prote...

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