Martin Luther King Jr. Wow. What an important man. He was a civil rights leader. He stood up for what he believed for. But he stood up for it in peace. He lead us into a life of freedom an equality. This man decided to take into his hands the lives of millions of people who were being degraded. And because of this man, we now live in a better country. A king? Yes. A hero? Most definitely.
Times have changed since Martin Luther King was marching around the cities of the U.S. Who would have known that we would ever see the day that there was an African American President. He started us and helped us hit the ground running towards a country of equality.
Obviously, our country is not perfect. There is still racism and discrimination. But not as much. We have a day set aside for Martin Luther King Jr, a day where most kids just say 'Hey! A day off school!" but never fully appreciate. We have to apprecite this man. We have to acknowledge the fact that if it wasn't for his influence, we might not be where we are now.
I totally agree. But sometimes I wonder, was he the most important civil rights leader? What about all the other people who stood up for their race or their gender or whatever it was they were defending? I don't really have an opinion (except maybe leaning toward, yes he was hugely important :P), but I do think about it sometimes.
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