Clergymen's Letter and the Civil Rights Movement

Passive resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence.  In other words, trying to raise awareness of your opinion through non-violent means.  There have been several individuals who have used this method.  They include Gandhi, Tolstoy, Sakharov, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The first photograph is of a protest march.  There are many african americans marching for equal rights.  One of the first things I notice is the angle of the photo.  This makes me wonder where exactly the cameraman was standing.  It is odd to look back at something so unfamiliar to my own views, I cannot imagine how the times were back then.  There even appear to be a few white men marching among the crowd for equal rights.

The second photograph is also a protest march, but a completely different vibe is given from this photo than the previous.  There are also african americans marching peacefully for their rights, but with guns pointed at them from law enforcement.  This gives the viewer a much more sympathetic view for them because they are under serious threat.  Once again this photo makes me wonder where the camera man is standing.

There is and always will be discrimination in all communities and walks of life.  Discrimination is inherently a part of man, and will only be lost through education over time.  What once was considered scandalous (an exposed wrist, or even ankle) is now considered the norm.  Such will be things like piercings, tattoos, sexuality, and all things.  The world will eventually delve into such a homogenous mess that nothing will shock us.  There are many forms of discrimination, aside from the more major ones.  For example, when you see a girl walking around in winter in a short skirt with tons of cleavage, what do you think?  Likely that she's not the smartest person because she's freezing her butt off(among other things)!  This is a form of discrimination, and as long as people judge others by initial outside factors it will live on.

My next essay is all about how discrimination is alive and well because when it comes down to it, man is evil, and it will never die.  I will be able provide examples supporting logos in my essay through current day and historical references such as Nazi Germany and Rowanda.  Ethos can be easily established through citation of these sources because they are credible and undeniable.