Today, while watching CNN coverage of the events happening in Washington DC and celebrating the birthday of Rev. King, my son asked me an interesting question. He asked "do you think if Martin Luther King did not exist, that America would have still changed its position on equal rights for blacks?" I'm paraphrasing of course, but isn't this an interesting question?
I told him that I believe that it would eventually happen. The northern states opposed to slavery and talked of equal rights for all Americans. But America needed a champion to fight this battle and that's where Dr. King comes in. I believe that if there were no Martin Luther King, that I would still be unable to frequent some establishments, legally. I know one thing for sure; without Martin Luther King, there would surely be no President Obama.
Thank you Rev. King for all that you have given and done for the cause of racial equality.
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