The Civil Rights Movement was not only vital for the advancement of African-American people but for people of all races as well. African-Americans were treated unfairly for far too long and during the 1960's, a large portion of society had officially decided it was time for a change. After reading Time's, "Black Power and Black Pride" and Lewis V. Baldwin's "MLK's 'Racism and the World House': More Relevant than Ever" it is simpler to comprehend the ideals of MLK Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "World House" emphasizes the power of peacefulness to achieve everlasting equality with the use of effective diction, imagery, and shocking comparisons. 

Martin Luther King Jr. was proud of his peaceful approach to finding common ground while others fought in a way that seemed to be more detrimental to society as a whole than it helped anyone. A common way to describe the violent activists approach was "racism in reverse" (Black Power). There is a realization noted that racism can be aimed at both minorities and the majority which includes white people. The statement proves that racism can be exchanged in both directions which is still a difficult concept to grasp in today's society. It allows for a new perspective that shows the African-Americans how it negatively affects white people as well. Martin Luther King Jr. fought the violent ideals by stating that the problem of mankind is that "we have inherited a large house, a 'world house' in which we have to live together ... a family unduly separated in ideas" (King Jr. 284). King Jr. uses the term world to truly capture everyone's attention. No matter what ethnicity, religion, or class people are from they could finally speak on common ground because everyone realizes that this is their world. Each person plays an important role in the world as a whole regardless of who they are. The term family attracts a more personal side of each person. It initiates the thought of each person on Earth being a family member who they should want to be kind and peaceful with.  

The thought of people being beaten is unbearable and spikes anger in most people, but the issue worsened when people began fighting back with equally destructive actions. Time stated that "a recent Black Power demonstration abruptly degenerated into a free-for-all with the police. The toll: 22 injured, 57 arrests" (Black Power). Many people who supported the Black Power movement were aware that the actions would be violent but the numbers of people who were hurt and detained reminds everyone that these are people too. It strikes an empathetic side from people to put themselves in the victim's shoes. The free-for-all fighting tactic listed sparks the image of a careless fight where people do not care if anyone dies. They are willing to do anything in their power to defeat the police no matter how much damage ensues, to people or the environment. On the other hand, Martin Luther King Jr. proceeds to remind people that "their only beds are the sidewalks of the cities and the dusty roads of the villages" (King Jr. 290). The impoverished have typically been men and women of color and now this allows for the reader to see the severity of their living conditions. It brings into perspective all of the unnecessary items that many people are able to use on a daily basis and imagine how it must be without their current livelihood. Many of these impoverished people need help from the rest of the world which King Jr. believes is how the civil rights movement will eventually end and if the wealthy people will help their world family then many problems will be solved. 

Martin Luther King Jr. made many important changes to society and the morale of people as a whole, but unfortunately some of the problems that were happening then still occur today. "The phenomenon of racialized others still defines our world on so many levels" (Baldwin) reminds people that just because the Civil Rights movement is over it is still possible to revert back to unequal ideals. This introduces a new perspective of people today having much more in common with people during the Civil Rights movement than previously thought to have. It inspires the realization that there should still be an ongoing fight for justice and equality among all people. On the other hand, King Jr. compares the government to emphasize their part in this solution to peace among all people. "Truth is found neither in traditional capitalism nor in classical communism. Each represents a partial truth" (King Jr. 296). Each end of the spectrum has negative aspects that can be detrimental to the overall cause. Full capitalism loses the idea of collectivism while full communism loses the idea of individualism. On a similar note, people who sided with a violent approach to achieving equality would never be completely happy because they could potentially ruin society economically, socially, and in many other ways, while the peaceful side would have somewhat similar outcomes as slavery would never be abolished. King Jr. emphasizes the beauty of a midpoint between not only communism and capitalism, but between violence and peacefulness as well. Their must be a proper balance in society to achieve equality and happiness. 

In Martin Luther King Jr.'s "World House" he emphasized how beneficial fighting for rights with the use of intelligent words and peacefulness would be. Lewis V. Baldwin's "MLK's 'Racism and the World House': More Relevant than Ever" and Time's "Black Power and Black Pride" utilized diction, imagery, and comparisons to show the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words. The 1960's were a time when everyone was unequal and there were many controversies about how equality and equal representation would be achieved. There were people on both ends of the spectrum who wanted total destruction of the majority people in society and others who wanted peace and to live in a comfortable world together. 

