King was a man who opted for non-violent civil disobedience as a means to accomplish his aims, and encouraged his fellow African-American citizens to follow his example. ... He reminds us that "the revolution will put you in the driver's seat " and that "the revolution is live"." ...
One important event occurred between Douglass and a particularly strict slave driver, named Mr. ... He displayed several indications that he felt separated from the Black slave culture that were directly connected to literacy: "I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. ...
"Oh when shall America be consistantly Engaged in the Cause of Liberty if you have any Love to yourselves, or any Love to this Land, if you have any Love to your fellow-men, Break these intollerable yoaks, and Let their names Be remembered no more, Least they Be retorted on your own necks, and you Sink under them: for god will not hold you guiltless." ... Samuel Johnson quipped: "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?" ...
