This is a picture of arguably one of the most influential men in United States history. I am actually very surprised that nobody has made a post on this blog of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was played a crucial part in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s era, and he did so in a “nonviolent manner”. Martin Luther King Jr. is also regarded as one of the greatest public speakers, and it is proven in his “I Have A Dream” speech. Over 200,000 Civil Rights activists marched on Washington to the Lincoln Memorial, and Dr. King delivered his seventeen minute “I Have A Dream” speech. It can be argued that this event is one of the biggest turning points in the history of the African American struggle and the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King, and many other activists, protested with signs, had sit ins, got hosed down by police forces, and had been arrested in the name of Civil Rights, and up until this point they never obtained full legal equality. After this speech was delivered, it wasn’t until just about a year later when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came about, and provided equality for African Americans. Although this was a major step for society as a whole, racism and bigotry still existed, and still exists in this world today. It is very hard, arguably impossible, to eliminate racism from this world, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did everything in his power to stop as much of it as he could. If our world today had more people like Dr. King, this world would be an equal place, and a better place all around.

By: Jake Robinson