Black America

Mr. Herbert discusses slavery, incarceration, and poverty as critical problems many blacks deal with. Mr. Herbert describes that the problems Black America is facing are self-inflicted by the blacks of the community. He believes that many of the reasons blacks are not successful and face harsh situations is due to their own doings, and not necessarily the fault of society or the government. I do not necessarily agree with his perspective. I believe that blacks in America have faced difficult challenges in the past which has limited the opportunities available to them. I believe that the current system that is in place today is one of the main reasons to why blacks in this country face more difficulties in society. 

Dr. Martin Luther King differs in his thoughts from Mr. Herbert because he recognizes that the problems blacks are facing are due to societal influences, and not necessarily because of their own doings. In his speech, he speaks about how the Emancipation Proclamation did not achieve the goal of freeing the slaves and giving them the rights and freedoms they deserve. He believes that the cause of the problems of poverty and injustice exist due to the system not giving blacks the rights and freedoms they are entitled to. Dr. Martin Luther King believes that when people from all backgrounds come together and stand up for injustice, then there will be a solution to alleviating the suffering of blacks in America.