MLK And Gang Violence: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK and Gang Violence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very powerful and kind man. His life was one that was devoted completely to his one and only life goal- ending segregation and violence. He attempted to accomplish this through making a series of speeches throughout the nation. He never solved anything with physical contact, but with his mind and with his voice. Thinking about Dr. King’s methods of approaching violence, we may ask ourselves, “What would Martin Luther King do about modern-day gang violence?” Gang violence is a growing issue in the 2000’s and often leads to increased drug usage in teenagers and sometimes death.
In one of Dr. King’s addresses given in Birmingham Alabama, he states, ”The ultimate weakness of violence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very powerful and kind man. His life was one that was devoted completely to his one and only life goal- ending segregation and violence. He attempted to accomplish this through making a series of speeches throughout the nation. He never solved anything with physical contact, but with his mind and with his voice. Thinking about Dr. King’s methods of approaching violence, we may ask ourselves, “What would Martin Luther King do about modern-day gang violence?” Gang violence is a growing issue in the 2000’s and often leads to increased drug usage in teenagers and sometimes death.
In one of Dr. King’s addresses given in Birmingham Alabama, he states, ”The ultimate weakness of violence