For this forum, post your thoughts in response to the question below. See the syllabus for guidelines about posting and grading policies. (Shoot for 300 words.) Make sure to support any claims you make with evidence from the text, and cite your sources.

Many of you took Composition II at UTPB, some of you with me, and are therefore well acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Beyond obvious similarities and differences between King and Douglass (they're both black men; Douglass was once a slave, King was not; Douglass lived in the 19th, King in the 20th century), do you see any common themes? Do you see any influence of Douglass on King's ideas and decisions? Where do they agree or disagree philosophically? You might discuss their attitudes towards Christianity, violence, and/or political action. (For those familiar with Malcolm X, there might also be some interesting comparisons to be drawn here as well.)