There are many Americans, both dead and alive, who are great role models for this generation, but Martin Luther King Jr. was one that stuck out the most. He had many admirable qualities and achievements. He was a civil rights activist who helped show that the colored people are just as important as the white people and that everybody deserved equal opportunities. It is very important for young people to learn about equality before they are met with a larger problem later.
Segregation was a large problem after slavery ended, whites still looked down upon the colored as if they were more important. Martin Luther King Jr. helped begin the battle to end segregation. He was a very intelligent man, beginning college at the mere age of 15, so he
Segregation was a large problem after slavery ended, whites still looked down upon the colored as if they were more important. Martin Luther King Jr. helped begin the battle to end segregation. He was a very intelligent man, beginning college at the mere age of 15, so he