Growing up as a child, I always felt what it was like being a minority. I didn't feel any different from any one else, but there was always that one person who made it a priority to make me feel like an outcast. My parents came from two different backgrounds, my mom being Caucasian, and my dad African American, so I had the advantage living in both worlds. As a minority, I have always had an interest in studying famous minority figures. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Allen Iverson, and Whitney Houston are just a few that I would love to meet and talk with. I feel that these people in some way or another have made a huge difference in our society. Although Mr. King and Mrs. Parks are both historical figures, what they believed in and fought for helped to create our society today. These people created a message that minorities are people too.
             Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a man who truly fought for what he believed in. Despite what others said or did to him, he kept fighting. He was determined to accomplish his dream of seeing that all men were created equal. Dr. King is a huge motivator for me in that he never quit and never gave up on his hopes and dreams. I feel that he made a huge difference in society. He helped people to look at things in a new way that nobody could have ever done, and he did it with pride, integrity and honesty. It would be a pleasure to have the privilege of meeting Dr. King. The first thing I would say would be thank you. Thank you for fighting for us and helping us to believe that we are people too. His speech will carry on throughout many years, and hopefully it will make a difference in other people lives in the same way that it made a difference in mine.
             Mrs. Rosa Parks is another minority figure that I feel has been a huge inspiration in my life. She also fought for what she believed in, but in a different way then Dr. King. Mrs. Parks was not a civil rights activist who spoke ou
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