Is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream being lived up to?
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personally as long as there is hatred in the world between races, religions, ethnic groups, poverty, environmental break down, his dreams will never be met. a country like ours, meaning the U.S. i assume, is populated with millions of different groups of people, who all want other groups to meet their standards.  yes lack of education does contribute, but keep in mind that graduates of Hardvard, Yale, Princeton, all make up the KKK and Black Panthers and other hate groups, nature vs. nurture, not too sure that really has anything to do with it, but sure, it is possible, money, YESSSSS!  that has a lot to do with it, when i have a $400k house, 4-5 mercedes just in Miami alone and 3 little kids are starving, then yeah, there are going to be problems.  parents, yes, when a 2 year old can say the "N" word to a black person, they didn't hear it on TV, they most likely heard it in their very on household, and WE aren't helping because we contribute, black people don't like the whites and blame them for all the wrong doing and tend to live up to the negative sterotypes created, whites don't like blacks and same thing blame them for so much wrong, jews and muslims, Irish and English, same thing.  i don't think that it will ever be met fully, because of the many many differences and problems that the world as a whole face today.  \n\ni can witness to this because i am black and live in a town where just being darker than a white person will get you pulled over by the cops.  DWB's are the most popular citations in my city.  yes it has came a long way, but still has a long way to go.  yeah, black can vote, go to school, get jobs, etc... but will still be labled as gang bangers, drug dealers, and whores.  hispanics can go to school, buy houses, own business, etc...but will still be labled  as drug smugglers, illegal aliens (even when born in the U.S.), and yes whores.  \n\nThe U.S. is still headed by one race, that has not changed, and probably won't for a long long time.  \n\nMLK's dreams are a work in progress, but sure it will ever be achieved.  the only way they can, is if we all had the same skin color, height, weight, money, house, car, came from the same background, and lived the same life.
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it is very hard to say. he changed quite a bit over his lifetime. he was of his circumstances. he wasn't born into a middle class preacher family like MLK. given his circumstances he made the right choices. it's hard to find fault with any of that. maybe one could say he was at first too rigid, militant and uncompromising, for  a while he considered people like MLK to be uncle toms. he changed later after his pilgrimage but that same quality is what lead him away from NOI once he found they were corrupt. he made some errors that seemed correct at the time but he changed with better information.... you can't call this a shortcoming. this includes the kind of blind faith he may have had in Elijah Muhammed.\n\nthough i only know of him through the autobiography etc. so i don't know to what extent that account is idealized. maybe he was too saintly for his own good?
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a Baptist minister and American political activist who was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement. King won the Nobel Peace Prize [1] before being assassinated in 1968. In 1977, King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Jimmy Carter. For his promotion of non-violence and racial equality, King is considered a peacemaker and martyr by many people around the world. Martin Luther King Day was established in his honor.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_luther_king
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I have a dream by Martin Luther King Jr... the most poignant and moving line in the history of human race....
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Some of King's hand written speeches including "I Have A Dream" are on display in Atlanta.\n\nAs a footnote,and contrary to popular belief,King made this speech numerous times.
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I think that Martin Luther King Jr. would not approve of President George W. Bush but he would respect President Bush as a leader of the United States of America.
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Didn't Martin Luther King give up his life to prevent things like this happening? I don't think he wanted his death to be ignored in this way, he fought for integration not segregation.
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I suppose you're talking about Martin Luther King JR.  He was a Baptist minister and activist who petitioned for equal rights for African Americans and other colored people.  He's probably most famous for his "I have a dream" speech which he gave on the Lincoln Memorial in front of thousands of African Americans.  He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 at a hotel in Memphis.\n\nIf you're by some chance talking about Martin Luther King SR., he was also a civil right activist but I do not know much about him.
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TO ROB RIGHT ABOVE ME!!!!!\n\n\nthere is something wrong, but let's just follow and see what happens??   what if Martin Luther King had just set back and watched what happened (well, he wouldn't have been shot, but still you get my point)?   What if Rosa Parks had gone to the back of the bus?    What if Gandhi had just set back and watched the British?  Nelson Mandela??   The only way things can change is if someone takes a stand to stop it.   Henry David Thoreau said that the quickest way to change a law is to stop obeying it.\n\n\nEveryone in the United States are systematically having their civil rights taken away because the boogey-man lives under our beds.  but is that justification??  i don't think so, in no way shape or form.    No, I do not like to be under any ones thumb...especially this administration...they've had it up their @ss!
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It may have been 40 years since the civil rights movement, but there hasn't been any wandering around in the desert ever since, and Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't lead the non-wandering in the desert, as he was busy being dead.  So no, it isn't a copy of the exodus, and Martin Luther King was simply Martin Luther King, Jr. and not a reincarnation of Moses.\n\nAnd sure, there has been a large group of the lost tribe of Manasseh  being found in Ethopia and they're black, but they've found other groups of some of the "lost tribes" in China, Russia, etc., so its obviously not about race.  I really don't think God is racially prejudiced.
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I Have a Dream\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm\n\nVoices for Freedom\n\nThe Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and 1970's has produced some the most passionate and moving speeches in American History. The list below will give you a good insight into how Activists got their messages out, and what they were fighting for. \nhttp://www.albany.edu/dept/sisp/jjpowers/WebCollabS05/civilrights/products.html\n\nhttp://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html\n\n\nThe Civil Rights Movement (1954-1969)\n\nhttp://www.uwm.edu/~jnelsen/ushist/contents.html\n\nMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WEBSITES\n\nA comprehensive site with lots of links.\n\nhttp://www.cumbavac.org/Martin_Luther_King.htm\n\nMartin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968)\n\nhttp://www.thekingcenter.org/\n\nhttp://www.extension.umn.edu/units/diversity/mlk/mlk.html\n\nhttp://who2.com/martinlutherkingjr.html\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/king_martin_luther.shtml\n\nA Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\n\nHistory is indeed made up of significant events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny.\n\nhttp://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/mlking.htm\n\nhttp://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/aaslvwww.htm\n\nMartin Luther King © \n\nKing was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was pastor of a Baptist church, his mother a schoolteacher. Originally named Michael, he was renamed Martin when he was about six years old. \n\nHe entered Morehouse College in 1944, and here he met Dr Benjamin Mays, a scholar who encouraged him to enter the ministry. After graduating in 1948, King went to Crozer Religious Seminary to undertake post-graduate study. He received his doctorate in 1955.\n\nhttp://www.stanford.edu/group/King/\n\nMartin Luther King, Jr.: A Biographical Sketch\n\nhttp://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html\n\nA Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\n\nHistory is indeed made up of significant events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny. \n\nhttp://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm\n\nIntroduction:\n\nThe following lesson encourages students to reflect on nonviolence as an instrument to change unjust laws by studying the Birmingham Campaign of 1963. \n\nhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/index.html\n\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes himself as the national leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South.\n\nhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/photogallery.html\n\nGood luck\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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gurl we have been asking this question for 40 years and all we get is u r lucky that u aint still slaves.  so as far as getting it, dont even think about it cause it aint going to happen.  as far as dreaming about getting it, keep on dreaming.  sorry to burst yo bubble but our black leaders are too affraid to speak up for us so that we could get this done.  that is why we as a black nation dont get most of the respect that we deserve because our so-called leaders will not stand up for us as a people.  makes me kinda wish i was born back in the day when martin luther king was handling things at least he stood up for us, even though we got dogs sicked on us and we were not allowed to eat in white resturants, i could have dealt with that better than today cause then they told u that they didnt want u, now the smile in your face and then stab u in the back. so good luck trying to get your 40 acres and a mule.  p.s. if u do holla at me.
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MLK was telling the world that in his mind at that time in 1967 he vision that one day people of all races,religions would come together to live in pace side-by-side in this country,he didnt mean outside the USA.
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lots of people are living that dream right now.
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keep dreaming\nthats the only place he'll exist
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