There are many ways of how people can introduce their points of view and make the whole world listen. Still, not all approaches were appreciated in the past, and a number of people suffered because of their inabilities to choose the correct approaches and follow the existing order. There are several powerful works with the help of which it is possible to look at three captivating rebellions that aimed at promoting personal freedoms, gender justice, and even sexual choices.
Where Do We Go from Here is a work by a famous activist, politician, and writer, Martin Luther King. It is an attempt to support the idea of human rights and explain that hope does have a meaning. King explains that people should take responsibility for all their thoughts and actions because what is sowed by a person that is going to be reaped (King 420). The peculiar feature of this work is that the author does not call for action only. What he tries to do is to explain his reasons and his expectations from the actions. Of course, he shares his position is a very delicate way to demonstrate how dissatisfied he is with the necessity to promote changes. He does not want to accept the fact that people suffer because of the conditions they create independently.
The work by Martin Duberman, Stonewall, is the description of another rebellion that took place at the end of the 1960s. It was a rebellion of gays to protect their rights and to prove that people should have a chance to express their feelings, emotions, and preferences. This work is not only about the story of gays. It is the lesson that comes from the past and introduces how cruel and unfair the activities of legal representatives can be. There are a number of names mentioned in the story: Jim Foratt, Martin Boyce, Tammy Novak, Mario, etc. The enumeration of the names may be compared with the mass described in the story. The event that took place on the night of June 27-28, 1969 touched upon many human souls and proved that people regardless their sexual preferences and interests should be respected (Duberman 457).
Finally, Cleaver’s work is one more example of how a rebellion should look like. Her Women, Power, and Revolution is the explanation of why people have to live in the world that is racially polarized and how people can strive for solidarity (Cleaver 478). In addition to racial diversity, the author discusses the gender issue that bothers a number of people during a long period of time. If some people prefer to talk about gender inequalities, and some people support the idea of racial equality, it is hard to guess how many challenges may be offered to a black woman in a “white” society. Isolation, one-sided communication, and brutality are not the options. There is a necessity to search for more ways to provide black women with the rights they deserve.
In general, all three works have certain similarities and differences. On the other hand, the authors explain how different rebellions change the ordinary style of life. On the other hand, these works introduce three different issues considered in the middle of the 1900s and teach how to cope with the challenges caused by poorly defined human rights, gay rights, and women rights. Today, the same problems may take place; still, their solutions may have rather different forms.
Works Cited
Cleaver, Kathleen, Neal. “Women, Power, and Revolution.” Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Ed. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009. 476-480. Print.
Duberman, Martin. “Stonewall.” Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Ed. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009. 457-461 Print.
King, Martin, Luther. “Where Do We Go from Here?” Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Ed. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009. 417-420. Print.