The Beginning to an End

“…freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

King fought for his children, for his friends, for the nation for more than ten years with little to show for it, but he never gave up because he knew the slow progression would eventually have to turn into something good. This quote from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" speaks not only for black people, but anyone willing to fight for freedom. The blacks never would have gained any rights if they would have just sat around waiting for things to change. The disrespect most likely would have worsened if they were idol. But they stood up for themselves; the blacks didn't deserve to use separate bathrooms or drinking fountains. They should not have had to sit on the back of the bus or shop at "black only" stores. Something had to change, and it was not going to unless the whites realized what they were doing. In the Holocaust, the Jews and anyone hated by the Nazi's was put into a work or death camp just because. If the United States and other parts of Europe did not fight them, Hitler would have completely wiped out the population and then would be to big to successfully bring down. The oppressors do not see it as wrong; they are doing what they believe in. The whites or the Nazi's could not recognize their faults, and even if they could, they did not want to resist their leaders. They would then be ostracized as well. If there is reason and will to fight, do it because tomorrow might be too late and if it is not hurting the oppressor, why should they stop? Give them a reason because it might last for a decade or a century, but the reward of freedom is so sweet.