He is considered important today for his laws. He came up with the saying “An eye for an eye”. He set himself apart from the other kings by setting a large list of laws that caused mixed reactions. For example, one of his laws were “If a man knocks the eye out of a free man, his eye shall be knocked out too.” Some viewed his laws as cruel while others viewed them as fair.
Because of his relentless persistence's to fight for Racial equality. He never gave up and was imprisoned 27 years because of his perseverance to make everyone white or black equal.
He believed that education in skills such as farming and industrial work was the tool that would lead African Americans towards a major acceptance from the White Community.
He promoted solidarity among the African American community. This attitude would lift the community as a whole.
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He promoted the acceptance of discrimination for the time being. This automatically positioned African Americans as an inferior group and could be considered as detrimental in the efforts of achieving the equality of rights among all Americans.
