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▲ It is book that I read, And bookmark I made!
This book tells the story of Martin Luther King with a black family centered on the Memphis Public Health Strike. The low wages and unfair treatment led to a strike by black American environmental beautifiers. Many people continued peaceful demonstrations under the leadership of Martin Luther King, and the main character's family took part in the struggle. In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King came to Memphis in April to participate in the black environmental beautifier struggle while living in a motel to help cleaners’ strike. He preached in support of the strike, and the main character's family believed it and supported it. But on April 4, the pastor was dead in the head by a gun shot by James Alley, a white supremacist and a racist from Tennessee, Memphis. They continued their struggle. And the struggle ended on April 16, 1968, on the condition that the city of Memphis recognized the labor unions, guaranteed a promotion based on their values, not on race, and received a wage of 15 cents an hour.
When I read this book I thought lots of things. Below is what I felt when I read this book.
There have been countless battles against injustice. I wonder if I could have acted like that in that situation. The actions of brave men led us to a better life. We should always remember that what we have taken for granted has been done through their efforts. Some people were also killed in the process of fighting. We have come to think that we must do our best now so that their sacrifices are not wasted anymore. The belief of Rev. Martin Luther King that he must express his hope and express his opinion peacefully in any situation impressed me so much.
As I read this book, I had three questions I wanted to ask you.
1. In Korea, Jeon Tae-il burned himself, calling for an improvement of the working environment. Have you ever had citizens step in person to overcome unfair treatment in your country?
2. What did the death of Martin Luther King mean to black people?
3. What is a true freedom to you in your mind? Or what is the true peace to you?
And what do we have to do to ensure that everything is treated equally?
What do you think about this question? Comment please!
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