Comments on: What techniques exist in this Martin Luther quote and how does it emphasise the notion of freedom? http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-quote/what-techniques-exist-in-this-martin-luther-quote-and-how-does-it-emphasise-the-notion-of-freedom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PAULSC http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-quote/what-techniques-exist-in-this-martin-luther-quote-and-how-does-it-emphasise-the-notion-of-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-3789 PAULSC Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:14:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-quote/what-techniques-exist-in-this-martin-luther-quote-and-how-does-it-emphasise-the-notion-of-freedom#comment-3789 That's a quote from the 20th century civil rights leader Martin Luther King, not the 16th century Reformationist leader Martin Luther. :-) The "sweltering summer of Negroes legitimate discontent" is a metaphor for the simmering anger induced by racial discrimination, while the "invigorating autumn of freedom and equality" is a parallel metaphor, recalling and contrasting the first metaphor of a "sweltering summer," and emphasizing the relief and pleasant result to be anticipated as a result of the reversal of attitudes and laws that propped up segregation and racial discrimination.<br><b>References : </b><br> That’s a quote from the 20th century civil rights leader Martin Luther King, not the 16th century Reformationist leader Martin Luther. :-)

The "sweltering summer of Negroes legitimate discontent" is a metaphor for the simmering anger induced by racial discrimination, while the "invigorating autumn of freedom and equality" is a parallel metaphor, recalling and contrasting the first metaphor of a "sweltering summer," and emphasizing the relief and pleasant result to be anticipated as a result of the reversal of attitudes and laws that propped up segregation and racial discrimination.
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