Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Letter for a Birmingham Jail expresses a sad reminder to those who passively support a cause, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed(King).” When I re read his letter, I felt a sense of renewed purpose. I could no longer let my shyness and fear of public speaking get in the way of fighting for my beliefs and justice for others .MLK also reconfirmed that anything I and others could do is better than “ the appalling silence of the good people”( King ). It’s fitting that I come to this realization in college, a time for many awakenings and opportunities to protest and join organizations that appeal to
Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Letter for a Birmingham Jail expresses a sad reminder to those who passively support a cause, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed(King).” When I re read his letter, I felt a sense of renewed purpose. I could no longer let my shyness and fear of public speaking get in the way of fighting for my beliefs and justice for others .MLK also reconfirmed that anything I and others could do is better than “ the appalling silence of the good people”( King ). It’s fitting that I come to this realization in college, a time for many awakenings and opportunities to protest and join organizations that appeal to