Martin Luther King Jr And It's Impact On Society

America offers the freedom of speech and people routinely take advantage of the opportunity to mend the nation’s problems, from the most recent national school walkout to call for gun control to Martin Luther King’s speeches protesting on racial inequality in the 1960s. Another major issue surfaced recently involved professional American football NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. The cornerstone of this movement was former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was the first to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality. This symbol of protest brought both positive and negative opinions.Many NFL players followed Kaepernick's lead and joined the kneeling movement in protest. However, the movement
The movement created another controversy on whether or not kneeling should be allowed. Focus shifted on the morality of kneeling rather than on the racial issues. Therefore, there are superior methods through both past and present that have brought an exceptional positive impact. Beginning with past events, the cornerstone of protest towards inequality was a civil rights leader, Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King promoted nonviolence protest and taught the world that all men were created equal. As a civil rights leader, MLK helped spark revolution in society and the passage of civil rights laws. He gave a public speech “I have a Dream” calling an end to racism and segregation. The man left a legacy and impact after his death. After Martin Luther King passed away, the official apartheid in the south, and the legal southern segregation were all eliminated (Helicher). Martin Luther King’s impact is unmatchable and the reason why many people protest today. His approach to protest was nonviolent and not obscure. The speech was straight forward on what is wrong about the society, keeping the focus solely towards the racial problems. Colin Kaepernick does this differently because the spotlight is not on inequality, but several other unnecessary controversies. Another example from the past was Jackie Robinson. He was a professional baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball in 1947. Baseball was a sport dominated by white individuals, but Jackie Robinson took the challenge to change the landscape of the major league. He promoted baseball to use the economic power to desegregate the south. (History.com Staff). Jackie Robinson worked hard and dominated the baseball league to reveal that african americans have a place in