Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who faced prejudice, segregation, and police brutality during the Civil Rights Movement in the middle of the 20th Century. Depending on what “color” you were, you either saw Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a hero, or a public nuisance. He was a powerful speaker that was able to use his abilities to gain a following, and was able to stage peaceful protests in the name of equality. …show more content…
Starting off as a simple soldier during World War I that ended in November of 1918, he was able to commit one of the greatest catastrophes in human history by ordering the extinction of between 5 billion and 6 billion of the Jewish people during the Holocaust and World War 2, securing Adolf Hitler as one of the most infamous leaders throughout history. If infamy was his goal Hitler has without question gained it. Look through history and pop culture today, he’s referenced through culture along with his political views. An example of this is in Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights” stating “Dang, these [explicit] got me, I hate these [explicit] more than the Nazi”. The reach Adolf Hitler has gained has put him on the brunt end of even the worst of jokes, like the one that goes “Hey, Hitler wasn’t that bad. I mean, he DID kill Hitler” in jest of the reports of him committing suicide to avoid capture by United States