Martin Luther King Jr. 
Martin Luther King Jr. was the
biggest face during the Civil rights movement in the 1960s. Many attribute this
man with the social freedom of blacks everywhere. Although the Emancipation
Proclamation was signed more than 100 years before, blacks were still being
targeted by the Klu Klux Klan and were subject to segregation because of the
Jim Crow Laws. Martin Luther King Jr. took steps to end the struggle of
absolute freedom for blacks throughout the United States
Every third
Monday of January, Americans take a day to reflect and remember what King
accomplished to better our society and the people within it. Because of his
achievements, every person has equal opportunity to do anything they want.
Children of all different ethnicities go to school and play together. The world
and its acceptance has grown drastically since King’s time, and it continues to
grow because of thinkers like him. We can all learn from the trials and
triumphs that he overcame to become one of the greatest Americans leaders ever.
Because of him, schools, restaurants, bathrooms, and basically every public
facility are desegregated. There were many other Civil rights movement
contributors, yet King was the most effective in that he was a fearless and
great leader that gave freedom to every person after him. On this Martin Luther
King Day, let us all take it as a time of observance and remembrance for this
incredible man and all he has done to improve and inspire our nation.
