TEXT 2: Martin Luther King's speech

What is different about the type of injustice that Martin Luther King writes about compared to the injustice written about by Anne Frank?

• King writes about the injustice of a group of people. It is an injustice that affects large numbers and is a national problem. The injustice Anne wrote about was a personal injustice, contained within her family circle and affecting only her.

• King is making a political point when he writes about the injustice of the persecution of black Americans. He uses it to further his career. Anne does not write about any political injustice despite suffering at the hands of the Nazis.

• King writes about the physical injustices experienced by black Americans on a daily basis whilst Anne writes about the emotional injustice she suffers at the hands of her mother on a daily basis.