Class 5-1-15

Today in class we started watching A Perfect Union which was revolving around African Americans in the United States trying to fight for their rights because there were sick of being treated as second-class citizens. Martin Luther King Jr. was a major inspiration to all the African Americans in the U.S. at the time. However, when he was shot it had shattered the Blacks hearts and thoughts that they could protest peacefully. In class we discussed that even if a law is passed, if no one is there to enforce the law than is it actually relevant? If a law has been passed but there is nothing being done to enforce it people become frustrated and may even break out in acts of violence. I believe people used acts of violence in these cases because their voices were not being heard and the only way they could draw attention was through violence.