As we decipher Dr, King message of that “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” The meaning clearly represents that “Freedom” is taken rather than received. Dr, King represented freedom and rights for the oppressed during the 1960s. A word that describes what Dr. King and the activists during the 60’s is “Egalitarianism”. The definition is social equality for all without persecution involved with it. In some circumstances though, this is not sustainable for everyone to handle such as an oppressor. An oppressor, a person that tyrannizes others, because their feel it’s right. For a majority of time it has been oppressor vs. oppressed for many different reasons but, it has always been for something important. Both Dr. King and “Egalitarianism” both relate to the story called “A White Women Of Color” by Julia Alvarez. Alvarez’s piece depicts how a person’s skin color have such an effect on their social status between light-skinned and da...
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