College Admissions Essay: How Justice Has Changed Our Society

A lot has changed in your lifetime and you have not only made this country better for me, but for everyone. Your nonviolent acts of justice are respected and so is your fight for equality. The belief that everyone should be treated equally is accepted and upheld by the majority in this country. We have begun to truly accept one another regardless of the color of their skin. Your sacrifice has changed the world for millions and holds relevancy not only to America, but also to the entire world. You not only taught this nation, not to give up on dreams, but through accomplishing yours - you gave a platform to those who may not have had one. You have created aspiring generations after your lifetime. As a black male, in my life I am treated the same …show more content…
I don’t have to ask myself, “Do I belong here?” or “I shouldn’t be caught alone at night around this time” or “If I eat here, I’ll get arrested”, I just go about my day and that’s exactly what you fought for. For black boys and girls, men and women live their lives just like their white counterparts; just like how any human should be able to. I am always treated with civility and respect, something I sometimes take for granted when looking at it in retrospect. I can’t say the entirety of the nation is accepting of race. Even today, there are a few areas that still keep these age-old ideas of segregation. But, these ignorant views are becoming less, and less relevant. In modern society, black people are represented in well and equally in society, let it be media, book, art, fashion, and so forth. You have pushed this nation so strongly that in only forty years after the Civil Rights movement, that this country had its first black president. When that day came for the first black man to step into office, people who were alive during segregation witnessed something they wouldn’t dream of seeing in their