Dr. King appears to have done more for Hispanics than Blacks?
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Dr King marched for his people, at the same time waking up America to the fact that in the eyes of God we are all equal.That goes to show you how America has changed for the better. Most Americans are descendants of people from overseas.That is what makes America, "The Greatest Country in the World". We are willing to accept people from other\ncountries and help them have a better life.\nAs for so many immigrants coming here, the government should established quotas or length of time to reside in this country, before having them apply for permanent residence or citizenship.
272683
I understand the logic for no white history month but why is there no Latino or Asian history month. For the record I am white. I think Dr king would not approve of this because it was his dream for the little black child and the little white child to play together and be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.  Having separate holidays and months even under the guise of celebrating culture is still segregationist  and wrong.  Lets just have human history month and talk about web dubois in the same sentence as Thomas Edison and Cesar Chavez.  wouldn't that be nice?\nthis is for the girl who answered after me.\n attitudes like yours are the reason racism will never die
396251
Well I guess I am one of the few Hispanics to have a managerial job it's taken alto of time to get where I am at right now. I think the more education u have u will get better jobs.
608033
both will contribute equally. becaue births increaste the rate as the amount of babies being born to hispanics. and immigrants increase it by as many as they come to this country daily.
1079212
Compassion without Passion is a balm for the wounded, but ultimately can't shake things up enough to actually create radical and lasting change. \n\nI think all three of these people were deeply compassionate -- but their passion for tearing down walls of injustice maybe wasn't quite as empowered and awakened as their compassion. \n\nNow Martin Luther King, on the other hand, was equipped with both -- and the results of his work are proof of that. He inspired a revolution in the hearts of a collective group, and in doing so actually pushed human evolution forward. \n\nBlessings
202487
Absolutely not.  The closest he has come to being Hispanic is living in Texas.
251592
I think there are a lot of reasons why the behavior is so pervasive. It is wrong and does nothing but perpetuate hatred and anger between the races. Their culture has to recognize that prejudice is wrong no matter who is at the receiving end of the discrimination or name calling, and just because one has been oppressed or is even currently being oppressed, retaliating with the same behavior is no answer. Does anyone remember Dr. King calling anyone a name? Ghandi?
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I didn't do a complete statistical analysis, but the numbers for African Americans appear to track about 2.5 to 4 points higher than the national rate. The numbers for Hispanics appear to track around 1.5 to 2 points higher than the national rate. The national rate has fluctuated between 3.8 and 6.3 depending on which party controls congress.
726977
Stereotyping . Thar's all that the TV shows is a lot of blue eyed Mexicans and not enough of the real stuff. Mexico has a lot of brown rich, people too. LOL oh and for the friend up there tell me please, When have you ever seen a Black president?? talk about being racist in another country!
687015
Years ago, in my early 20's, I lived in Los Angeles. At one point I had to go to UCLA Medical Center for cancer treatment. The waiting room was filled to overflowing with hispanic women and their children. I had to fill in some forms here and there, and the nurses always had a hard time finding them in English! Also, I had to pay $40 per visit, while most of the hispanics were seen for free.
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be accepted...From some of the talk I think this has slid race relations back twenties years. The legal hispanics will get dirty looks and receive the same resentment just because of their skin color. I've already heard hispanics this and hispanics that. Dirty, lazy, freeloadin, criminal, gangster, drug dealers and all the other cliched stereotypes.
48773
Yes,not in aconventional way,I said a prayer,a couple of my co workers and I had round table discussion about 30 min. Dr.King's memory is worthy of remembrance. Civil Rights for all & a fine well respected man and minister, I would never be disrespectful to value.
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Wasn't that show interesting! I could look at henry's parents and tell that he wasn't all black even his great great grand mother looked like she was german! but i am not that surprised by Oprah she looks asian to me! So does mae jamison. honestly the fact that there are a lot of white people that could have black in them did not surprise me at all. there were alot of blacks that passed and went into society with out being discovered that went on to procreate children. So it is very possible for that to happen. i think henry's family wanted to stay 'above " the colour line that is why he was on a crusade to prove his black ness I found it ironic that he wasn't as black as he thought he was.
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I think some of the best and most thought-provoking were done by Time magazine and can be found at,\n\nhttp://www.time.com/time/photoessays/mlk/\n\nPlus, this site also provides many great quotes from Dr. King Jr. for your report.
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Dr. King wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to statements by 8 white ministersin a letter titled "A Call to Unity".  They stated that injustices were being done to the black community but these injustices should be handled in the court system, not in street protests.  Dr. King held that civil disobedience is a justified response to unjust laws and that waiting for the system to work meant that the injustice would never be addressed.\n\nThe full text of the letter is linked to in sources.
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He is of hispanic heritage.
933272
I agree completely!!!! Dr. King was a truly extraordinary man, fully deserving of the beautiful memorial which will be erected to him in Washington, D.C.\n\nThose with the negative comments of him still suffer from the same ignorance Dr. King worked so hard against.