MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church-Person 2

A strong point within this article/speech is that this type of segregation, this type of racism, these types of acts have been going on for many years, and this situation that occurred with Rosa Parks is nothing new and out of the ordinary...she just got the proper attention called to her for it. He states that, "We are here because we are determined to get the situation corrected. This situation is not new at all. The problem has existed over endless years." What I think he is driving home here is the fact that yes, attention is on this situation in a singular manner, but this actually happens a lot, and without bringing up that point, he doesn't feel that the situation will be fixed. He mentioned the word, "determined," and I think that this is a strong point within this whole article and it is interesting to think of this word in connection to this case, especially the authoritative aspect to the definition. Determined not only by the strength and courage it must take to get this problem taken care of and fixed for, but also to think that this will help not only the current generation, but also many generations to come.

A second strong point I feel he outlines is the fact, "that the law, the ordinance, the city ordinance has never been totally clarified." Without this law being clearly outlined for everyone to exist with and obey, how is someone supposed to correctly obey it? He mentions that, "I speak with legal authority--not that I have any legal authority, but I think I speak with legal authority behind me." I think that when he says this, he is trying to pass the point across that people not only should have a say in situations that effect them, but also that they may not have the legal authority to make this happen, but they are sure going to band together to try to make this happen for them.