One Hundred Years Later, the Negro Is Still Languishing in the Corners of American Society and Finds Himself on Exile in His Own Land
Autor: rholguin23 • October 6, 2013 • Essay • 732 Words (3 Pages) • 1,861 Views
“One hundred years later, the negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself on exile in his own land.”
He feels that even after one hundred years the Negro still has no rights and can’t be free in is his own home land. Martin Luther King Jr. has witnessed tyranny and oppression his entire life, and doesn’t want the future to continue to be the same.
During the time of segregation blacks did not have many rights. They had another set of rules to follow. Neg“One hundred years later, the negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself on exile in his own land.”
He feels that even after one hundred years the Negro still has no rights and can’t be free in is his own home land. Martin Luther King Jr. has witnessed tyranny and oppression his entire life, and doesn’t want the future to continue to be the same.
During the time of segregation blacks did not have many rights. They had another set of rules to follow. Negros was not allowed to be with white people. They had to sit in the back of the bus while the whites got to sit in the front. Many times when the bus was full Negros had to give up there seats for the white people.
“One hundred years later, the negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself on exile in his own land.”
He feels that even after one hundred years the Negro still has no rights and can’t be free in is his own home land. Martin Luther King Jr. has witnessed tyranny and oppression his entire life, and doesn’t want the future to continue to be the same.
During the time of segregation blacks did not have many rights. They had another set of rules to follow. Negros was not allowed to be with white people. They had to sit in the back of the bus while the whites got to sit in the front. Many times when the bus was full Negros had to give up there seats for the white people.
“This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames
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