Ive always felt inspired by his courage, strength & kindness.
Through the years; he endured the pain of being black; going to segregated schools and racism was very strong back in the 1930's to 1960's. Which is still around today but its not so segregated because of him. Martin Luther King fought for Civil rights but not just for the colored but for the whites too. Mr. King was not afraid to speak his mind; beliefs or fight for our freedoms. But because of his beliefs he was shot down on a balcony in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4th by James Earl Ray. Though people remember the bad; like getting sentenced hard labor for sitting at a "whites-only" table.
But i like to remember the good. Mr.King wrote a speech and brought together over 200,000 people to washington to give his speech; "I have a dream" Today, that is one of the biggest speeches discussed in daily lifes; schools & finally Mr.King's dream came true. Here is a copy of the first half
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children one day will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be made plain and the crooked places will be made straight. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountains of despair the stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing we will be free one day.
Rest In Peace Martin Luther King Jr. Your dream finally came true. thank you for fighting & god bless your soul :)
