Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. The world he has born into, like the world today was full of animosity, greed, and violence. It was a time between world wars and a time when African Americans were still second class citizens. Dr. King was a visionary, and he inspired many people to change their "worldly" ways. By meeting violence with non violence Dr. King forever changed the shape of a nation and the world.
Dr. King's dream was to live in a peaceful world in which everyone was treated equally. Unfortunately with the times we live in it seems that we could be no further from his dream. It has gotten to the point that violence is almost a way of life. There is the war on terrorism, the Israeli- Arab conflict, and many other international conflicts. Violence is also rampant on non-national levels. There are school shootings, domestic violence, road rage, hate crimes, and verbal violence.
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