Jr Role Model
Today, Martin Luther King Jr is perceived as a hero, and a role model. Every school in America teaches of his courageousness, and of his famous “I have a dream” speech. Our children our taught of the endless fight african americans like MLK went through, one that is still going on today. Martin Luther King’s speech was heard by many, expressing his views to the people to try and show them that the way society was at that point is not how the Lord intended for it to be. But to one viewing America from afar, it is evident that his dream has not been achieved, because there is still racial segregation in our society today. The only way for Martin Luther King Jr’s dream to be realized is to put an end to the racial inequality towards blacks by
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We need to make the older generation, who lived during a time that it was still a common belief in society that blacks were inferior, that society continues to change, and thinking that there are inferior races is no longer accepted in society, because is wrong. While not as extreme, african americans today are still receiving similar treatments of segregation. In Ferguson, MO, a young, unarmed, african american boy was shot and killed by a white police officer. The officer had no probable cause for shooting him, and he wasn’t convicted for it. This incident upset thousands, proving to America that blacks still aren’t equal. The shooting represents the social injustice that african americans face every day, the struggle that they have to go through because as a society, we can’t accept the fact that the modern day world is extremely different than it was during Martin Luther King Jr’s time. The only way to correct not only this injustice, but every wrongdoing that has been inflicted upon african americans in America’s history, is to stress racial equality …show more content…
The teaching of such an important person in our history is used as a mask, to make it seem like our society has gotten past the racial segregation, but when the mask is removed, it reveals the true nature of our society, and the social injustice that African Americans face everyday. We need to show the citizens of America what is really happening behind the mask, lift up the veil that has been shielding us from reality. Once people see what is actually happening, we can finally start to push past the idea of there being a superior race, and make Martin Luther King Jr’s dream a reality at
We need to make the older generation, who lived during a time that it was still a common belief in society that blacks were inferior, that society continues to change, and thinking that there are inferior races is no longer accepted in society, because is wrong. While not as extreme, african americans today are still receiving similar treatments of segregation. In Ferguson, MO, a young, unarmed, african american boy was shot and killed by a white police officer. The officer had no probable cause for shooting him, and he wasn’t convicted for it. This incident upset thousands, proving to America that blacks still aren’t equal. The shooting represents the social injustice that african americans face every day, the struggle that they have to go through because as a society, we can’t accept the fact that the modern day world is extremely different than it was during Martin Luther King Jr’s time. The only way to correct not only this injustice, but every wrongdoing that has been inflicted upon african americans in America’s history, is to stress racial equality …show more content…
The teaching of such an important person in our history is used as a mask, to make it seem like our society has gotten past the racial segregation, but when the mask is removed, it reveals the true nature of our society, and the social injustice that African Americans face everyday. We need to show the citizens of America what is really happening behind the mask, lift up the veil that has been shielding us from reality. Once people see what is actually happening, we can finally start to push past the idea of there being a superior race, and make Martin Luther King Jr’s dream a reality at