There isnt much i can say about MLK day. For most of the day i forgot why i had school of. This holiday is meant for the black people to be proud, and for the white people to twittle their thumbs and hope no ones brings up what other white people were doing in the the 60s. I didnt watch Tv that day so i didnt get to see the I have a dream speech i have seem over and over.
MLK day is for the postage stamp MLK but also for the postage stamp black people at the time. Everyone loves hearring about the giant march on washington, but there are facts that are forgotten. In the original plan, the protest was going to be a mob of angry black man and women storming washington and demanding their rights. it was suppouse to put fear into the government. unforetunetly plans were changed. the protest became funded, and these people who gave money also gave "advice" too. the angery storm of washington quickly became, the peaceful march on washington. After the march not one congressman interviewed had changed their stance on civil rights, why would they. All they saw was a bunch of black people saying that they didnt like how they were treated, which wasnt a big secret.
MLK day is a day of taking people of the past, and putting them on a pedistal.
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