Racial Realism
Bell believes that racism will never end and that it actually serves a useful action in society. Utility of racism keeps the categories of people broad and the divisions clear. He presents the concept of "racial realism" which would force society out of denial and make them realize their own racial preferences. Bell believes that we can use these racisms against themselves in order to better society and that mere changes in the justice system are not enough. He focuses more on the struggle rather than the end. Contrary to Bell, King believes that racism will have an end and it is based in equal and deserved justice as stated in the Declaration of Independence. He believes in a day when all will be equal and uses America's own laws to support his argument.We live in a country today misrepresented by its own people's' perception. The consensus that we live in the greatest nation in the world is not so much a feeling of nationalism as it is a forgone conclusion in the minds of millions of Americans. What a great many of these millions do not realize is that they are the victims of a government set up by our founding fathers to uphold a class system based on a very uneven distribution of wealth. As the old saying goes, you need
America's own Declaration of freedom from England demanded these rights just as King did. These "unalienable rights" have not been granted to African-Americans and King believes that it is not only deserved by moral law as stated in the Declaration, but also because it is legally guaranteed, which is also stated in the Declaration. This is King's strongest basis for his claim that equality will reign and so will "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" whether or not society is ready. He has not only the natural law but also the human law as a basis for the rights of the African-American. In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (King 1) King holds the basis for his struggle on America's own promise declared in its laws. King states this in his "I Have a Dream" speech: King uses America's own laws of supposed freedom for all and throws it back in society's face. These rights were obviously not given to all men in America and according to King the time has come to "cash in that check" whether or not America is ready. No matter what injustices are enforced African-Americans will be equal. King shows that segregation is wrong not only morally but especially because it is written in human law. The American Declaration of Independence states:
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Approximate Word count = 1604
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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