Summary Of Desiree's Baby By Martin Luther King

In order to combat racism, I must not prejudge people by the color of their skin. The color of someone’s skin does not define who they are as a person. In the story “Desiree’s Baby” two people fell in love and when they had the baby it wasn’t white; therefore, the husband got very upset. In the end it turns out he was the one with African descent, but that didn’t stop them from being in love in the beginning. They fell in love from what they saw, and how they treated each other. Furthermore, Martian Luther King Jr. fought very hard to combat racism. One of the ways he did this was by doing the “I have a Dream” Speech. He stood up in front of hundreds of people and protested for what is right. Just like him, I need to stand up and fight against racism. Judging someone by the color of their skin is so disrespectful. To make a change, people are going to have to start believing something is wrong and want to make a change.

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If someone starts bashing someone about things they can’t help, it offends them. Just like back in the days when people had slaves, it was all because of their skin color. I bet this hurt their feelings very much, they were just like the white people besides one thing, which had a major impact on their life. Additionally, I saw an article about the ‘Greensboro Sit-ins.’ This is where students from a nearby college decided to have a strike at a restaurant, and the waitresses did not take this well. To show their anger, they refused to serve them food. The people that came in did many terrible things to students at the diner. Through it all the students sat and took it and let people’s harsh words go right by them. You need to think about how you are making other people feel before you say anything. Sometimes words hurt more than