what do you think about martin luther king jr becoming first African American with a monument on the National?
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LOOK  PEOPLE HAVE  THEIR  VIEWS. MARTIN  LUTHER  KING  JR  was  sent  from  G0d to  help  all  races  to  behave them  selves.HE  came  to  tell  us  we  are all  equal in g0ds  eyes.HE  also  was  telling  that  the  BLOOD  OF ALL MEN  IS  RED.I  thank  G0d  they are  doing  something  4  him. HE  was a  great  man  in  our  HISTORY.
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Malcolm X, like M.L. King, Jr., became, even at the time, a historic figure.  It isn't to say they WERE the civil rights movement (the amount of people who propped them up and helped them throughout is still uncounted) but they did, for better or for worst, assume top positions in blacks' struggles.  Seeing as to how blacks were becoming aware of how unjust their condition was and learning of solutions to their problems, an example had to be set so that anyone who felt they could affect positive change would think twice.  And what better way, pray tell, of doing so than assassinating those who are most representative, for whatever reason, of a movement such as that for black civil rights?\n\nAfter both King and X were gone, blacks' civil rights suffered, in the following decades, successive roll-backs, culminating in Clinton's welfare "reform" and, of course, the lovely images of poverty and despair resulting from the devastation wrought by Katrina.  As one might reckon from the deaths of King and X and their substitution, so to speak, by the very incompetent Sharpton and Jackson, 1955-1965's conquests are fast becoming lip-service episodes from a not-too-distant past.
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HE WOULD NOT BE PLEASED. THE STRUGGLES HE AND SO MANY OTHERS WENT THROUGH FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS TO BE FREE AND HAVE EQUALITY WITHIN EVERYDAY SOCIETY AND CONDEMNING THE RACIAL STEREOTYPES. IF HE SAW THE CONTENT OF PROGRAMMING THAT IS DISPLAYED TODAY, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED AND HE WOULD FEEL LIKE THE STRUGGLE WAS IN VAIN AND THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. I ALSO FEEL THAT IF HE WAS ALIVE TODAY, ALOT OF WHAT WE SEE ON NETWORKS SUCH AS BET PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SHOWN BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE HE HAD DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS TO USE TELEVISION AS A POSITIVE MEDIUM AND A VOICE FOR ALL.
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Martin Luther King had a dream and made a speech about it that changed all reality in the entire USA.\n\nThe USA is only a very small part of the Total Reality, but dreams that are good and beautiful probably all have some effects.
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Yes, I definitely think he would be disgusted.  Reparations were not a part of his dream that all people would stand together on their own, proud to be Americans.  People who want reparations have a "poor me" victim complex and that was not what Martin Luther King Jr. wanted for his people.....)(
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Malcolm X's real stance was that black people did not belong in America. That this was the "white man's" country and they needed to emigrate back to Africa. He DID end up doing SOME work with Dr. King so the answer would be yes AND no. Malcolm DID work with civil rights and intergrationist leaders.....but his heart wasnt really in it. NO disprespect to Malcolm at all. Although I didnt agree with all the things he said. I respect how the man turned HIMSELF around and found his true voice in the world.
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This is the great debate. Booker T. Washington believed that the Negro way to respect and acceptance was through industry and hard work. He backed his belief up by founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute to train black men and women who wanted to have a skill that could be offered to the white community in a non-threatening manner. \n\nMr. Washington gave a speech to the Atlanta Exposition in  1895. This speech which gained him national accalaim because it outlined his ideas about how black Americans should not seek civil and political equality. His speech was appalauded by white Southerns, and distinguished him as one of the greatest  black men of his generation. \n\nW.E.B. Dubois was of the opinion that his speech was a spit in the face to black men and women of ability and talent Mr.Washington's speech in his opinion left white southerners believing they were justified in their anti-black policies. \n\nI urge you to read Dubois "The Soul of Black Folks"\nAs well as Booker T. Washington's "Up from Slavery"\n\nW.E.B. Dubois: Born 23 February 1868, Name: William Edward Burghardt DuBois. Born in Great Barrington Massachusetts. \n\nBooker T.Washington: \nBorn: As Mr Washington states in his autobiography he is unt certain of the date. puting it at around 1858 or 1859. He was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County Virginia. \n\nI would say, putting all political beliefs aside. The major differences between these two men is one was born free, and the other was born in bondage. I cannot begin to describe or understand the thinking of a man who spent the early years of his life enslaved. \n\n\nDubois was a free man with access to his own person. To education at a young age. He was a very intelligent man. He had all of the advantages that Booket T. Washington did not. Ask yourself was it fair for men such as Dubois to spend their lives as second class citizens because of there color. Not their ability.
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That's a very good question...Ive often wondered that myself... its been my personal observation that since America is such a diverse country, a "melting pot" of every race from around the world, that we should have more than just old, white presidents on American currency(and Ben Franklin...hes not even a president... whats up with that?)...they may be our so-called "Founding Fathers", but alot of other people of different races have contributed to the building of our wonderful country...like the Native Americans who found it first, or the Africans who were enslaved to help build it...and obviously courageous black people like Martin Luther king...or Hispanics like Cesar Chavez, who was an American Agrarian Labor Leader...and not only are there no people of ethnic races on money but there are also none of the amazing women who have contributed to our society, like Rosa Parks, Ida B Wells, Sojourner Truth, Mother Teresa or Amelia Earhart (and many more)...so, I guess the question is, why does the American Government only consider presidents good enough to be on money? Personally, I believe that it would take much more than just 5s,10s,20s, 50s, and hundreds to make up for all of the injustices that our government has imposed upon us...
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The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. , often called Martin Luther King Day, is a United States holiday honoring the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is the only United States federal holiday commemorating an African-American.\n\nThe holiday was the result of a large-scale campaign headed by a number of activists. One of the most notable of these was musician Stevie Wonder, who released the single "Happy Birthday" to popularize the campaign in 1980 and hosted the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981.\n\nOpposition to the Bill was led by Sen. Jesse Helms who questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. He was also critical of King's opposition to the Vietnam War and alleged Communist connections.\n\nAt the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.\n\nOn January 18, 1999, for the first time, Martin Luther King Day was officially observed in all fifty U.S. states. The day is marked by demonstrations for peace, social justice and racial and class equality, as well as a national day of volunteer community service.\n\nOn January 16, 2006, Greenville County, South Carolina, was the last county in the U.S. to officially adopt Martin Luther King Day as a paid holiday.
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First black man to do what white men have been doing for century's,whats the big deal,Grow Up!!! What I would like to see Is the first economically successful BLACK country!
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Of course he should.  He could sing, move, act (well maybe not).  He was a great entertainer and had a great voice.  The man brought a lot of music into the lives of a lot of people.  While a lot of complaints are made that he watered down Black music, I think what he did was open the door to it being more widely adopted.
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Martin Luther King JR
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I wouldn't be suprised, considering JFK was the guy who RESISTED Civil Rights (yeah, I bet you didn't know that, did you), voting against it multiple times, and he's the one who (illegally) wire-tapped MLKJr's phone before the latter was murdered.\n\nHe also bought his ellection, cheated on his wife (many times) helped cover up murders... hmmm. what a role-model!
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Singling people out no matter what the race, creed or color is wrong. I'm disappointed to hear that this happened especially on the elementary school level. It perhaps sent out a message, but one we are trying to avoid. As my school prepared for a MLK Day celebration one elequent speaker came to our school and said the following:\n\n(Yes, I'm paraphrasing)\n\n "In our day and age, I feel that sometimes people of my own race are bringing judgements upon themselves unnecessarily. They preach of equality, but when given the rights, want more. Yes, we cannot deny the treatment of Blacks was unacceptable. But must we dwell on the past instead of embracing the future? If we seek equality, why do we draw attention upon ourselves? Why have a "Black History Month?" Is there a "White History Month?" We are asking not to be set "a part." Yes we insist on our own month to celebrate our fine figures from the past? Shouldn't EVERY day of every month be a celebration of what these fine people did? We should live by their words, not force their word."\n\nI think what the world needs is to accept that we are more open-minded than we were 30-40 years ago. Sure, we have pockets of our population that will never be. But the change has been immense. Thank God! This speakers words spoken so elequently made so much sense to all those in that room that day. I think it brought the school together with a "sigh" of relief. All races realized we were working together.....no one is set apart. There is no need to favor a soul in our world today. We all prove who we are by being.....who we are. \n\nThank you for sharing the poem. My hope is that schools such as this, ideals such as this, practices such as this will so very soon be a thing of the distant past.
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It isn't really considered a story.  It was his most famous speech he made.... I am sure someone can give dates and places of where he made that speech but basically in his speech, he says he had a dream where we will all live together in peace and harmony and people wouldn't be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.  \n\nVery powerful speech and man in the Civil Rights movement. May he rest in peace.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I think he cared too much. He was one of the "good guys" and as they say "good guys finish last" He brought about such wonderful God ordained ideas, it is such a sad thing to see the civil rights movement in portion go astray from these ideals.