This speech addresses a couple main points. The first is Mrs. Rosa Parks protesting on the bus in Montgomery. Martin Luther King states how good it is that Mrs. Parks was the one to protest because of her commitment to God and being such an outstanding citizen. It was good that she did it rather than a different person who might not have been such a good role model in society. Martin Luther King States (MLK Online) “…I’m happy that it happened to a person like Mrs. Parks, (Yes) for nobody can doubt the boundless outreach of her integrity. (Sure enough) Nobody can doubt the height of her character. (Yes) Nobody can doubt the depth of her Christian commitment and devotion to the teachings of Jesus. (All right) And I’m happy, since it had to happen, it happened to a person that nobody can call a disturbing factor in the community.”
The second main point of his speech is that the protest isn’t illegal or bad in any way. The group isn’t there to ”…advocating violence.” in any way. They are simply there to prove what should be right and just. Martin Luther King States “My friends, don’t let anybody make us feel that we are to be compared in our actions with the Ku Klux Klan or with the White Citizens Council. [Applause] There will be no crosses burned at any bus stops in Montgomery. (Well. That’s right) There will be no white persons pulled out of their homes and taken out on some distant road and lynched for not cooperating. [Applause] There will be nobody among us who will stand up and defy the Constitution of this nation. [Applause] We only assemble here because of our desire to see right exist.” (MLK Online) Kind didn’t want African Americans to break laws and hurt more people to show how they (as a race) felt. He wanted them to just protest and show that they were the “better” people because they weren’t going to stoop to the levels of other groups and organizations.
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