Rick Warren, American pastor and author, once said: “We are products of our past, but we must not be prisoners of it. » The America we see today is a nation built on the decisions made over centuries of its existence. The good and the bad, stories of African American slavery. Just as the exile of Native Americans from their own lands still reigns today. However, America is no longer a prisoner of its previous bad and selfish decisions. Instead, people still celebrate advocates for sober people in these different eras such as. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Chief Seattle are. They also commend them for their courage and leadership qualities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech he gave on August 28, 1963. A time not so favorable to African Americans. A gentle version of slavery; blacks treated as property and sold into unjust labor. The abolition of slavery has been in effect for almost a century. Yet black people continue to experience degradation and are not treated as equals to white people. After receiving disrespectful treatment from the Caucasian population. African Americans stage protests and begin demanding equality. Unfortunately, black people continued to experience barbaric treatment at the hands of white people. Racist organizations like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) terrorize, torture, and kill African Americans. in attempts to express their dominance. Laws such as Jim Crow laws limited the rights of black people to vote and own land. Segregation separated whites from blacks and ensured that whites received superior benefits. Tired of being the inferior race. The 1960s was the time when African Americans actually rose up and began fighting for a higher place in society. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is one...... middle of paper...... believers would persuade him to appreciate and honor their land. The battle to be heard and relevant is what Dr. Martin says. Luther King Jr. and Chief Seattle fight for. Although their battles take place in different centuries, they face the same oppressor. White Americans. Dr. King wants his people to feel free and not limited by rules based on the color of their skin. Chief Seattle knows that it is inevitable that, sooner or later, white men will occupy his land, aggressively or otherwise. All he wants is for them to respect the land as much as the red men. Chief Seattle believes that man and earth are intertwined, and whatever happens to one affects the other. For the sake of perseverance and habitation, Chief Seattle urges white men to care for the land. So that their children can enjoy the beauty that they themselves have experienced.