Three Ways of Meeting Oppression

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Three Ways of Meeting Oppression

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Write an essay with a discussion on Three Ways of Meeting Oppression by Martin Luther King, Jr five-paragraph essay, MLA, a personal essay with citations and quotes.

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In his article, King takes the reader through critical thinking patterns that display his method of reason. It is evident, from his essay that he had reflected for a long time on the oppression of African Americans. He first begins by asserting that “one of the most common ways in which people react to oppression is by accepting it and adjusting their own minds to live with it” (King). To emphasize this point, the author gives an example of a Negro musician who had grown so accustomed to being mistreated by others, that he exclaimed, “Been down so long that down don’t bother me” (King).

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