"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out
the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal'...I have a dream that my
four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
Not only did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have a dream, he had a
vested interest in acquiring equality in the black community. His
nonviolent approach to obtain equality for African Americans had an
immense effect on society as a whole. King believed that in order to
make a change you have to start where you are, use what you know,
and do what you can to make a difference.
I support King's approach to gain equality. King demonstrated to
America that though nonviolence might not be the approach we always
want to take, because it will sometimes destroy our egos. Through his
faith in god it helped him to motivate us so that we could be the better
race. It took more than whips, hoses, sticks, and segregation to keep
Black America down. The government kicked them off the high horse
to the ground, and as a Black Nation we jumped back on the saddle and
Dr. King started with the Civil Rights Movement, and from there
he kept on going. This movement started with a phone call about Rosa
Parks being arrested for not surrendering her seat to a white bus rider.
King and other leaders felt that a protest of some kind was needed. A
meeting in the community was called, they agreed that the only way to
fight back would be to boycott the bus company. The people in the
locale agreed to participate and that started the Montgomery Bus
Boycott. As they continued to withhold patronage the white
community fought back with terrorism and harassment. The
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