How Does Martin Luther King Affect Society

It is not safe to say that Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement has had an entirely positive effect on my life. I am not saying his movement was not just;and I’m definitely not racist, if I were alive in the sixties I would proudly join him. The definition of racism is the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another, and I believe neither: I will say that Dr. King was a flawed man, just like me and everyone else that has ever existed. But this essay is not about any flaws that MLK had, it’s about the effects he has had on my life. I have seen that Dr. King has unintentionally changed what people judge by in society, what we believe the definition of racism is, and how it has affected different people positively and negatively. Dr. King did what he felt was right for everyone, but not everyone did the right thing afterwards. Over the last 54 years ideas have greatly changed, such as general bias towards white men being “bad” , which is racist by itself (even though no one wants to say it out loud). Of course not everyone thinks this way, but the last election (which I was pretty much neutral on) shows that way too many people will freak out if their leaders don’t hold the same ideals as
King’s speech will see that MLK didn’t want anyone to be hateful: no matter what color. But the more ignorant will see “Hey, African American people need more rights you racists” (which is right in certain contexts). The actual definition of racism isn’t entirely recognized properly. Let’s look at the news; if a person were to kill five African American, Hispanic, or other people it would be likely that the news would say “Racist Kills five at Local Bar”, I believe the word “racist” is an attempt gives more shock value than the fact it was murder. The racial motivation in the murder could be included later in the article but with much less priority over the tragedy of the actual