The Train From Hate Analysis

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Injustice, Then and Now The stories read were written during different time periods, but the ideas behind both go hand in hand. Keep in mind, during these times, 1960’s-1990’s, segregation was still a very popular topic. The first story read was, The Train from Hate, written in 1994 by John Hope Franklin tells a story of a black family getting on a train and then being asked to move to a separate car correlating to their skin color. A Letter From Birmingham Jail, written by Martin Luther King Jr., was a letter that contained MLK’s personal opinion on the injustice the black community faced. The most visible trait both stories contain is the fact of justice not being present and having to come up with a solution. In The Train From Hate, Franklin gives his own personal experience of what racism looked like for his family by telling the story of when they were escorted off a train by the white conductor who felt they were not respectable enough to even walk them to the colored cab. Franklin got upset and when his mother noticed, she explained to him that just because the conductor got his way, it did not make him any more important than Franklin. What the mother did say was how the way they were treated is unfair and that nothing is being done to help and prevent these situations. Luckily, but also, sadly, Franklin …show more content…
was best known for being an extremely motivational leader for the Civils Rights Movement during the 1950’s and up until his assassination in 1968. He voiced his opinions in nonviolent protests and boycotts. In his letter, he was getting his point across to the white clergymen by trying to point out the injustices his people face. Although clergymen are supposed to be viewed as powerful and positive leaders, the white ones in Birmingham were not. This is the exact reason Martin Luther King was there, to solve the injustices being faced. In his letter he quotes St.Augustine and says, “an unjust law is no law at all” (King