Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Lab Exercise:They Say/I Say
Stokely Carmichael and Dr. Martin Luther King were two powerful people that spoke out against racial inequality in the 1960's. Although they both played a role in the fight against racial inequality, their views varied in the spectrum of violence and non-violence. King describes the power and effectiveness behind marching. His use of non-violence gave way to involve everyone and anyone that wanted to draw attention to the matter. Stokely contradicts King's ideals by saying non-violence is ineffective for the black man. That the black man is considered violent with no exceptions. He claims violence is necessary in order to attain recognition. Though I concede that King's method is effective, I also am in favor of Stokely's perspective because I believe violence, in drastic times like these, are necessary.
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King and Carmichael have different opinions on violence vs. non-violence. Structured on separating each man's idea, I learned from your blog that both men stood up for racial inequality, however, King believed in non-violence, as opposed to Carmichael, whose conviction was that violence is inevitable. I'm impressed by how you effectively used templates learned from "They Say, I Say", in your blog, not only to compare King and Carmichael's principles on the matter, but also to incorporated your perspective on this topic. On the other hand, although you paraphrased the passages very well, I would have liked to learn more about YOUR views. For example, you could elaborate on your decision to side more with Carmichael. What makes these times more drastic, that you feel warrants violence? Overall, I feel as though your blog has met the assignment requirement. Best wishes to you on future assignments.
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