In the times of Martin Luther King Jr., an African American couldn't even sit up front on a public bus. They couldn't vote. They were ultimately treated as vermin and less than human. Dr. King was out to change that. Dr. King expressed great gratitude and optimism for the sanitation workers’ strike, the civil rights movement, and the quest to achieve equality for African Americans. To begin with, Dr. King had extreme gratitude and respect for the sanitation workers’ strike. Dr. King emphasizes the need for the sanitation workers movement here,”The issue is the refusal of Memphis to be fair and honest in its public servants, who happen to be sanitation workers”. This quote explains that the sanitation workers, who happens to be African Americans, were not treated fairly or had the respect of honesty. Dr. King exclaims how the sanitation workers’ strike is not being covered …show more content…
King was very passionate about the civil rights movement. Dr. King emphasizes the need to hold strong through the movement here,”Now we're going to march again, and we've got to march again, in order to put the issue where it is supposed to be -- and force everybody to see that there are thirteen hundred of God's children here suffering.” This quote helps show that Dr. King was willing to keep on going no matter how long it took, until the civil rights movement was no longer a cause and was an effect. Dr. King shows just how much the rest of the world needs the Afr ican American race, here,”If something isn't done, and done in a hurry, to bring the colored peoples of the world out of their long years of poverty, their long years of hurt and neglect, the whole world is doomed.” This quote shows that,in Dr.King’s eyes, without the African American race, the economy, and quality of life for everyone in the world would suffer drastically. Dr.King was very supportive and compassionate for the sanitation workers strike, the civil rights movement, and the quest for