"King still King?"
- I think, Yes.
Martin Luther King, the African American man that we have known (or studied) all through our educational career. Every now and then, people are reminded of him...It might be his famous "I have a dream..," or some ignorant teenagers down the street making a racist joke dissing King, reminding people of him. Born as an African American in the time where racism and segregation ruled above all, King chose to step up and show 'em who's boss. Just kidding, not really...But he did speak and fight against the mistreatment of African Americans. Because of this, he's forever remembered...But are we still as thankful as the people were during HIS time? Do we realize how big of a deal his hard work was?
In my opinion, because this is "history" (even though it was not that long ago), we are slowly losing the value of what King did. To most of us, MLK day is just another day off of school or work. We don't REALLY take a day off to think about or celebrate King's legacy. Instead, most of us take the day off for our own enjoyment. Based on this, it's sad to say, but King is no longer as "king-ly" as he was before.
Quite true Loren. Even though we get a day off, I doubt half of the students in our school will take the time to think of the things he did for our society.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Sometimes we don't realize how special things were in the past because we take it for granted now.
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