Since the first settlers came to the Eastern shores, America has not been a land of equality. Many would like to think that their success is a direct result of their hard work and that other’s failure is a result of their lack of work or other efforts. The key is, there is no equality. We are closer than we have ever been before but we are still not all on the same level.
Diversity could easily sum up America in one word. Simply put, no two people are alike. There are so many aspects of individuality to take in that one does realize that we are just that, individuals. Segregation was the hot button topic in Martin Luther King’s time. Nobody wanted to talk about it, but at the same time just about everybody did. King brought to light the fact that while things had improved in 100 years they still were far from good. From what I gleaned in the letters was the fact that King wanted to bring these serious issues to light through the public and others wanted to keep it quiet and civilized.
I don’t blame him one bit for doing what he did. I don’t know how anyone could consider another person as “sub-human” and still live one’s life in good conscience. The fact is that for hundreds of years thousands of people were so intent on keeping the country divided. I don’t get why so many people were intent on living by deluded prejudice and ignoring the fact that we’re all people and at the end of the day that’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter where we’re from or what we look like, we’re all people. The sad fact is, while we are not living in the age of segregated bathrooms or restaurants things are far from equal. The goal of diversity still eludes us.
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