I know you kids are angry, because the world isn't fair. Well, get over it, because it's never going to be fair. The white boys have all the money and all the power and that's the way it is. And they aren't going to give it up - to you or to me. And you can't blame them for it because if you had it, you wouldn't give it to them, either. But fighting each other isn't going to fix anything. All it's going to do is let everybody go on insisting that black and Hispanic kids are ignorant and violent. That's perfect. It's easy. If you're ignorant and violent, people who don't like you can kick you out of school or put you in jail. And it's you own fault. LouAnne Johnson
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He influenced the American public, inspiring many to take action and help people of color overcome racial discrimination. King was a strong believer in nonviolence and nonviolent protest to affect change.

In his speech, “I Know You Kids Are Angry” Martin said that “the white boys have all the money and all the power and that’s the way it is. And they aren’t going to give it up - to you or to me. And you can’t blame them for it because if you had it, you wouldn’t give it to them, either.

But fighting each other isn’t going to fix anything. All it’s going to do is let everybody go on insisting that black and Hispanic kids are ignorant and violent. That’s perfect.

It’s easy. If you’re ignorant and violent, people who don’t like you can kick you out of school or put you in jail. And it’s you own fault."

Source: Dangerous Minds

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