Freedom is defined as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. In An Indian's View of Indian Affairs, Chief Joseph petitions for freedom. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is a call for freedom. The texts written by Chief Joseph and King share many similar philosophies because the situations faced by two cultures, which are embodied in the texts, are similar. Chief Joseph represents a group of Native Americans who are restricted to land that they do not covet. Euro-Americans use lies and armed forces to press the Native Americans off desired territories and onto wastelands. King represents African-Americans who were neglected the rights and opportunity white people owned. King's speech addresses the fact that African-Americans were held down with violence and segregation. Chief Joseph's narrative focuses on the issue of broken promises by dominant Euro-Americans. In the end of these two proclamations, both the authors ask for the key......

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Title: Freedom
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