Unjust laws are made by people and are not created by law; therefore every law that destroys human personality is unjust. King Jr. says, “All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality” (238). King Jr. reports to Paul Tillich that it is important to know who you are as a person and where you stand because the individual could easily decide what to believe or consider. Furthermore, the author dedicated his entire life for his community to help fight segregation. He states: “This is expressed in the various black nationalist groups that are emerging across the nation, the largest and best known being Elijah Muhammad's Muslim movement. This movement feeds on contemporary frustration over the persistence of racial discrimination” (MLK 241). Racial discrimination was crucial around 1900 and because of hatred and desperation; King Jr. became one of the youngest African-American civil rights leaders to take a stand for his community. With personal commitment comes the determination to make an impact on society. Gandhi states: “The greatness of the man who bears arms does not lie in the superiority of his weapons, nor in his physical powers. It lies in his determination and courage in the face of
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