POL SCI 51A Lecture 3: cone wk3
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James h. cone inform the audience of the building blocks of martin luther king, jr. famous i have a dream speech. He started the chapter with a quote of king"s portrayal of the. Cone provides context of how king develop his vision. The main motivation was the repressive and violent attacks against back. In addition, more encouragement came from black resistance movements, such as the montgomery bus boycott (1955-56), sit-ins (1960), the freedom rides (1961), the albany movement (1961), and many more. King believed in the act of love, not violence in order to achieve justice. He insisted that blacks people stand up and demand their rights (63). King addressed a line in the declaration of independence that all men are created equal; [] that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (66). He used that line to established that all men includes everyone no matter what race or religion.
