It is in our human nature to fight for what we believe to be right, and we do so in different ways; Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. both were empowering men who had their similarities and differences; but what exactly? Henry David Thoreau was a man who took a stand by refusing to pay his poll tax, being imprisoned due to it, and writing books and essays, his most famous being, Walden: or Life in the Woods, which greatly encouraged people to live simpler, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience , which presented his views on taxes, slavery, and the Mexican-American War. According to the “Glossary of Nonviolence” from The King Center, civil disobedience is “The act of openly disobeying an unjust immoral or unconstitutional law as
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In the writing "America: History of Our Nation" by James Davidson and Michael Stoff, the authors show how "Thoreau urged people to live simply...[and] Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a tax that he felt supported slavery." In King’s case, in his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, he vocalizes, "We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back...We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality." While they both encouraged all people, King did so in a way that made everyone come together in masses and face it together; for example, King held marches with hundreds of participants fighting for rights. Meanwhile, Thoreau took more stands alone and behind the pages rather than publicly. He also focused on living more simply, which King did not. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr had the same ideas, but displayed them in different ways; same goes for how they influenced many nations.
In conclusion, Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr made similar impacts, but in some ways that were unique from one another's. Both activists have a legacy for sharing their opinions on injustices publically but in different formats. They both fought for rights, but Thoreau also fought for simple living. Lastly, both men influenced many nations; but one did so in masses as a union in one place at the same time, while the other fought more individually. Both King and Thoreau made brilliant impacts in history with the help of one another, even if both of them never knew
In the writing "America: History of Our Nation" by James Davidson and Michael Stoff, the authors show how "Thoreau urged people to live simply...[and] Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a tax that he felt supported slavery." In King’s case, in his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, he vocalizes, "We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back...We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality." While they both encouraged all people, King did so in a way that made everyone come together in masses and face it together; for example, King held marches with hundreds of participants fighting for rights. Meanwhile, Thoreau took more stands alone and behind the pages rather than publicly. He also focused on living more simply, which King did not. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr had the same ideas, but displayed them in different ways; same goes for how they influenced many nations.
In conclusion, Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr made similar impacts, but in some ways that were unique from one another's. Both activists have a legacy for sharing their opinions on injustices publically but in different formats. They both fought for rights, but Thoreau also fought for simple living. Lastly, both men influenced many nations; but one did so in masses as a union in one place at the same time, while the other fought more individually. Both King and Thoreau made brilliant impacts in history with the help of one another, even if both of them never knew