I admire this man for his incredible integrity and love for the human race, and his ability to roll with the punches, wherever life took him.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is a topic of argument, worship, hate, and peace simultaneously.
From the earliest days of my life, I can remember being brought up in a loving, accepting environment that enriched me in the civil rights movement education from a neither right, nor wrong standpoint; an observational standpoint.
Last Spring I attended a MLK workshop seminar where we discussed the popularity of the "I Have a Dream" speech, the factors the speech had on pop culture (including topics such as magazines and the Michael Jackson phenomenon), and what the dream truly meant.
I would bake cakes as a child, with intricate frosting and messages on MLK Day, thanking King for all he had provided me and my young childhood friends with, long before we were ever born.
With the anaugaration of President Barack Obama, I feel that we have reached the mountaintop, and we are looking over at the promise land. While there still are difficult days ahead, I am without doubt that we will fully overcome racism one day. While that one day is far ahead, I continually hope and try to play my part in carrying out a healthy image in the young adult age group, of African-Americans and their justified equality.
Rest in peace, Martin Luther King. You are forever missed, loved, and appreciated.
In honor of today, I wrote an essay on "Black Power" for my History class, discovering the reasons behind the movement, and how it changed America as we know it.
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