As an oppressed African- American, Martin Luther King Jr was stripped of certain rights and priveleges that were technically given to him. Since the government was white, blacks really didn't have a say in the world. However, King knew that the U.S. Constitution granted blacks all the rights whites had. He knew that he could speak without being denied the right according to the Constitution.
Amendment 1 of the U.S. Constitution says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Say the First Amendment was never created. Where would America be right now. The world would not understand what blacks were going through and we probably would still be under similar pressure. I'm glad the First Amendment was created because it lets people express their own opinions and it lets them know that nobody has the right to tell them they can't speak.
No comments:
Post a Comment