About 10.5 million slaves arrived in the Americas. Besides the slaves who died on the Middle Passage, more Africans likely died during the slave raids in Africa and forced marches to ports. From the beginning of America, African Americans were not viewed or treated as equals to whites. Even as slavery came to an end, African Americans faced many challenges with segregation and inequality. Martin Luther king Jr. wanted people to be equal.
On January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King was born. Yes, he was born Michael King on January 15, 1929, and a few years later, his father, also Michael King, changed their names to Martin Luther King, in honor of the great protestant reformer. “A gifted student, King attended segregated public schools and at …show more content…
The whole time in his speech he said everyone should be the same and no one should be different because of their skin and everyone should be treated the same being they are all the same the only thing different is there skin color.The speech was given in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, the monument honoring President Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Southern states. By giving his speech there, King was wanting to call attention to how things were so terrible a century before (during the Civil War) and how some things hadn't changed so very much in 100 years. “Americans don't want to admit it, but I'll say it: segregation is still around. Sometimes by design. And sometimes by choice”I believe that segregation is still around and very much used still around the world and i think martin luther king did a good thing to get rid of it for the most part. The world is still segregated even after martin Luther king tried to stop it and it dont matter if you are white, African american or even Mexican you will get made fun of for the race you
On January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King was born. Yes, he was born Michael King on January 15, 1929, and a few years later, his father, also Michael King, changed their names to Martin Luther King, in honor of the great protestant reformer. “A gifted student, King attended segregated public schools and at …show more content…
The whole time in his speech he said everyone should be the same and no one should be different because of their skin and everyone should be treated the same being they are all the same the only thing different is there skin color.The speech was given in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, the monument honoring President Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Southern states. By giving his speech there, King was wanting to call attention to how things were so terrible a century before (during the Civil War) and how some things hadn't changed so very much in 100 years. “Americans don't want to admit it, but I'll say it: segregation is still around. Sometimes by design. And sometimes by choice”I believe that segregation is still around and very much used still around the world and i think martin luther king did a good thing to get rid of it for the most part. The world is still segregated even after martin Luther king tried to stop it and it dont matter if you are white, African american or even Mexican you will get made fun of for the race you