Why Is Martin Luther King Jr Important
far has the importance of Martin Luther King been exaggerated in terms of improving conditions for black people living in America during the Civil rights struggle?
Even after slavery was abolished in 1865, black people still felt as second citizens because of the deep segregation that was going on in the southern states of America. The black people felt this way because the new Jim Crow Laws that was invented, laws such as black’s children and white children must be in a completely different school (Missouri, 1929) which also brings me to another Jim Crow Law that blacks and white children should not be allowed to play with each other (Birmingham, Alabama, 1930) but worst of all is that a white woman shall suffer time in jail if she …show more content…
Martin Luther King worked extremely hard to change such segregation and discrimination in America. He is known as the leading individual to bring about improvement for black people living in America. For example he is known as a person who led “the world towards a global fight to end tyranny and injustice” (Gareth Brynant January 16, 2012).This quote highlights just how important King is seen as by some people. Even the President of America, Barrack Obama, said that King was responsible for giving "a voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideas - a man who stirred our conscience and thereby helped make our union more perfect" (President Obama talks about how being black affected his ideas about opportunity in a speech about the death of Trayvon Martin, March 2008). The point is that even the President of USA has spoken about the importance of Martin Luther King states how important this man was in changing people’s lives both during and after the Civil Rights struggle and how his legacy lives on even today. However, it needs to be noted that because Obama said this speech during a very sad time (the death of Trayvon Martin), it may be considered a
Even after slavery was abolished in 1865, black people still felt as second citizens because of the deep segregation that was going on in the southern states of America. The black people felt this way because the new Jim Crow Laws that was invented, laws such as black’s children and white children must be in a completely different school (Missouri, 1929) which also brings me to another Jim Crow Law that blacks and white children should not be allowed to play with each other (Birmingham, Alabama, 1930) but worst of all is that a white woman shall suffer time in jail if she …show more content…
Martin Luther King worked extremely hard to change such segregation and discrimination in America. He is known as the leading individual to bring about improvement for black people living in America. For example he is known as a person who led “the world towards a global fight to end tyranny and injustice” (Gareth Brynant January 16, 2012).This quote highlights just how important King is seen as by some people. Even the President of America, Barrack Obama, said that King was responsible for giving "a voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideas - a man who stirred our conscience and thereby helped make our union more perfect" (President Obama talks about how being black affected his ideas about opportunity in a speech about the death of Trayvon Martin, March 2008). The point is that even the President of USA has spoken about the importance of Martin Luther King states how important this man was in changing people’s lives both during and after the Civil Rights struggle and how his legacy lives on even today. However, it needs to be noted that because Obama said this speech during a very sad time (the death of Trayvon Martin), it may be considered a