Martin Luther King Jr Lessons Analysis
Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
My friends, today we honor a giant among men: today we honor the reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was a powerful figure of destiny, of courage, of sacrifice, and of vision. Few people in the long history of this nation can rival his accomplishment, his reason, or his selfless dedication to the cause of peace and social justice.
Today we honor a wise teacher, an inspiring leader, and a true visionary, but to truly honor Dr. King we must do more than say words of praise.
We must learn his lessons and put his views into practice, so that we may truly be free at last.
Who was Dr. King?
Many people will tell you of his wonderful qualities and his many accomplishments, but what …show more content…
King was a disciple of Ghandi and Christ, we must now be Dr. King's disciples.
Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
The United Farm Workers are dedicated to carrying on the dream of reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. My friends, I would like to tell you about the struggle of the Farm workers who are waging a desperate struggle for our rights, for our children's rights and for our very lives.
Many decades ago the chemical industry promised the growers that pesticides would bring great wealth and bountiful harvests to the fields.
Just recently, the experts are learning what farm workers, and the truly organized farmers have known for years.
The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently concluded an exhaustive five-year study which determined that pesticides do not improve profits and do not produce more crops.
What, then, is the effect of pesticides? Pesticides have created a legacy of pain, and misery, and death for farm workers and consumers alike.
The crop which poses the greatest danger, and the focus of our struggle, is the table grape crop. These pesticides soak the fields. Drift with the wind, pollute the water, and are eaten by unwitting …show more content…
The same inhumanity displayed at Selma, in Birmingham, in so many of Dr. King's battlegrounds, is displayed every day in the vineyards of California.
The farm labor system in place today is a system of economic slavery.
My friends, even those farm workers who do not have to bury their young children are suffering from abuse, neglect, and poverty.
Our workers labor for many hours every day under the hot sun, often without safe drinking water or toilet facilities.
Our workers are constantly subjected to incredible pressures and intimidation to meet excessive quotas.
The women who work in the fields are routinely subjected to sexual harassment and sexual assaults by the grower's thugs. When our workers complain, or try to organize, they are fired, assaulted, and even murdered.
Just as Bull Connor turned the dogs loose on non-violent marchers in Alabama, the growers turn armed foremen on innocent farm workers in California.
The stench of injustice in California should offend every American. Some people, especially those who just don't care, or don't understand, like to think that the government can take care of these problems. The government should, but
Cesar Chavez
My friends, today we honor a giant among men: today we honor the reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was a powerful figure of destiny, of courage, of sacrifice, and of vision. Few people in the long history of this nation can rival his accomplishment, his reason, or his selfless dedication to the cause of peace and social justice.
Today we honor a wise teacher, an inspiring leader, and a true visionary, but to truly honor Dr. King we must do more than say words of praise.
We must learn his lessons and put his views into practice, so that we may truly be free at last.
Who was Dr. King?
Many people will tell you of his wonderful qualities and his many accomplishments, but what …show more content…
King was a disciple of Ghandi and Christ, we must now be Dr. King's disciples.
Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
The United Farm Workers are dedicated to carrying on the dream of reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. My friends, I would like to tell you about the struggle of the Farm workers who are waging a desperate struggle for our rights, for our children's rights and for our very lives.
Many decades ago the chemical industry promised the growers that pesticides would bring great wealth and bountiful harvests to the fields.
Just recently, the experts are learning what farm workers, and the truly organized farmers have known for years.
The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently concluded an exhaustive five-year study which determined that pesticides do not improve profits and do not produce more crops.
What, then, is the effect of pesticides? Pesticides have created a legacy of pain, and misery, and death for farm workers and consumers alike.
The crop which poses the greatest danger, and the focus of our struggle, is the table grape crop. These pesticides soak the fields. Drift with the wind, pollute the water, and are eaten by unwitting …show more content…
The same inhumanity displayed at Selma, in Birmingham, in so many of Dr. King's battlegrounds, is displayed every day in the vineyards of California.
The farm labor system in place today is a system of economic slavery.
My friends, even those farm workers who do not have to bury their young children are suffering from abuse, neglect, and poverty.
Our workers labor for many hours every day under the hot sun, often without safe drinking water or toilet facilities.
Our workers are constantly subjected to incredible pressures and intimidation to meet excessive quotas.
The women who work in the fields are routinely subjected to sexual harassment and sexual assaults by the grower's thugs. When our workers complain, or try to organize, they are fired, assaulted, and even murdered.
Just as Bull Connor turned the dogs loose on non-violent marchers in Alabama, the growers turn armed foremen on innocent farm workers in California.
The stench of injustice in California should offend every American. Some people, especially those who just don't care, or don't understand, like to think that the government can take care of these problems. The government should, but