The main idea that runs through Christianity is that everybody should be treated equally.

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The main idea that runs through Christianity is that everybody should be treated equally. This is shown when Jesus said "Love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another," (John 13). This means that you should like everybody as Jesus did and so coloured people should not be hated. To any Christian this shows that everyone should get on with one another as Jesus did, nobody is different in any physical form whether they are black or any other different race in the eyes of god they should still be loved. In Genesis 1:27 it says that "God created human beings, making them to be like himself." So as we are like God we should treat one another as god would. Therefore again showing that we should treat everyone equally including different races etc as God would.
A key point towards the Christian views to racism is written in James 2:8-9 where it states one should love people for what they are not what they look like. So a Coloured person may have a good personality, which you should like that person for, but you should not hate that person because of that persons appearance.
Another point which comes across in Matthew 5:38-40 is one which would be very difficult to practise in a modern day society, as it is natural when somebody hits you for you to hit them back. Jesus in this passage is trying to say ignore those who harm you "if anyone slaps you on your left cheek let him slap you on your right cheek." This is a statement for the oppressed i.e. like coloured people were. It is an ideal ethic and Christians believe we should aim for it, but in this modern day world it is extremely difficult to achieve. Gandhi used this greatly to his advantage in India, which was occupied by the British, and it worked.
Throughout these passages in the bible it is proven what Christian views should be towards coloured people:

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Love them like you love yourself
Judge them upon there character not what they look like
And even if they are your enemy you should still treat them well.

Where Martin Luther king was born was born slavery had been abolished in 1865 but segregation continued. Negroes were rated as inferior and insecure by the whites, they were discriminated against, intimidated, people were prejudice towards them, much of the white population were racist and the Blacks tried to fight for equal rights. Martin Luther king was Christian and when dealing with the problems the blacks faced this was a key factor. ...

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