In Vietnam the number of African Americans who died was doubling the number of whites every moment. Martin Luther argued that the US-led Vietnam War was unjust. The Vietnam War was an example of the absence of peace between nations and, consequently, the deprivation of social, economic and political life. President John F. Kennedy once said that “mankind must end war, or war will end mankind. The meaning of leave goes hand in hand with development, so we have the role of promoting peace which should be seen in our actions and efforts to create this awareness. This way we would be able to fight for government-administered fairness and equality. Although recent events have vividly reminded us that nations are not reducing but rather increasing their arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. His writing is significant in modern communities as it educates us about our rights and creates awareness of our worth. Dr. King's essays help us evaluate the state of our communities and the country at large. According to him, every individual has an important role to play in promoting peace throughout the world. He argues that riots, like those experienced in America led by African Americans, never improve the situation but rather create other problems that did not exist, for example; death and loss of poverty.