Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. had a big impact on the society. They both revolutionized how people were treated because of their skin color. Martin Luther King And Gandhi both are non violence freedom fighters that used words and love. They had a such an impact that we will never forget. There are a lot of differences and similarities between Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi and here are some of them.

Let’s start by discussing some of the similarities between Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. When we talk about fighting for freedom you might think about fighting with guns and knives but no. They fought with love and speeches.They lit up the hopeless candle with no-violence and with speech and love. Their word ,had the power to stop racism to stop violence, and stop war. Have you ever lost a person that you know and love? In April 4, 1968 the world lost a great souls .That day, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The world was filled with sadness just like someone blew out a candle. One day Gandhi was assassinated and the world.The world lost another soul.Some people do not like change they want to keep the the old ways. Some people still think black and white need to be separate even after Martin Luther King and Gandhi were killed.There are a lot more similarities between Gandhi and Martin Luther King but these are some of the things that I think is important.   

    Now let’s talk about how they are different from each other. Martin Luther king Jr did not suffer too much physically but suffered mentally. Having the fear of his loved ones dying in front of him gave him great pressure and stress. Gandhi suffered a lot. He did not appreciate war. His way of telling the world we don’t need war all we need is “love” is to not eat for days. Long story short ,people didn’t want the world to lose a great soul so people stopped fighting. Martin Luther King and Gandhi both died but what they left behind was a legacy that will go on. What Gandhi left behind was an India that is now independent. India could live without  British rule. What Martin Luther King Jr. left behind was a legacy that everyone can live the same and have freedom and be treated the same.Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. had an important impact on their societies. There is a lot more to talk about of the differences between Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King but these are some of the important ones.

    These are some of the similarities and differences between Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr .They both revolutionized how people were treated because of their skin color. They both had the hope that one day the world would change. They both never fought back with violence. They fought back with words and love.They are holy. One day the world will have hopefully no racises.

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