Similarities Between Martin Luther King Jr And Gandhi

What is freedom? Freedom is the power or right, to think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas K. Gandhi were both very important people who had fought for the rights and freedom of others. My essay will consist of information from “Letter from Birmingham jail” by Martin Luther and “Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin” by Mohandas Gandhi. True freedom is non-violence, equality, and dignity because all humans were created as equals.
To begin with both Martin Luther King and Gandhi had both used non violence as a way of gaining freedom. In the text “letter from Birmingham Jail,” it states “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: 1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are

King had shown that he had wanted equality when he wrote in the text “Letter to Birmingham Jail.” This is shown when the text states “We know through painful experience that freedom is never given by the oppressor it must be given by the oppressed” (King). This quote shows that King was fighting for equality and the freedom of the people because no matter how hard and long he had waited and fought for freedom, his voice was almost never heard. Similarly, Gandhi had shown he was fighting for the equality of the people in the text “Letter to the Viceroy.” The author wrote “I shall be running what might be termed as risk, but victories of the truth have never been won without risk, often of the gravest character” (Gandhi). This quote shows that Gandhi had been fighting for the equality and freedom of the people because no matter what may have been done the only way the battle will be won is with a greater risk. As shown both Gandhi and King had both been using equality to fight for their freedom of the

King had shown dignity when he had written in the text “Letter to Birmingham Jail.” Specifically,""Justice too long delayed is justice denied.” We have waited for our constitutional and God-given rights” (King). This quote means that they have been fighting for many years in hopes to no longer have to deal with the segregation and dehumanization the black community was receiving. In addition, Gandhi had shown dignity when he wrote in the text “Letter to the viceroy.” For instance, “I respectfully invite you then to prove the way for an immediate removal of these evils and thus open a way for a real conference between equals, interested only in promoting the common good of mankind through voluntary friendship and arranging in terms of mutual help and commerce suited to both” (Gandhi). This quote shows how GAndhi was being respectful and still attempting to convince the Viceroy that he is wanting peace amongst each other. Both King and Gandhi had been making their statements to gain more diversity and equality amongst their