This blog is designed for a class at Brigham Young University. Students use this blog to discuss elements of our multicultural society that we learn about in class. Due to the limit in the number of authors allowed, only students will be able to make posts on this blog. We welcome comments to the posts. Our hope is that this blog will foster dialogue about a number of difficult issues regarding diversity, which in turn will help us to better understand other people's diverse perspectives.
I think this speech is an amazing statement to our country. It is great to see how far we have come throughout history-- slavery, decades of injustice and prejudice, to civil rights activists-- it is now evident that our country has made definitive breakthroughs in terms of racial discrimination and fixing the issue. Although there still exists discrimination in the United States, and all over the world, the African-American race is now privileged to be given the freedoms of our country. Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrates a spirit of determination and motivation to establish equality. I love the title of the speech, "I Have a Dream," because a dream represents one's goals, aspirations, a pursuit... and ultimately, after decades of oppression, I think, metaphorically, Martin Luther King, Jr. has reached and achieved his dream.
It is a shame that this speech was necessary over a hundred years after African Americans achieved citizenship due to the Civil War—that over a hundred years after the Civil War there was still segregation. Today, most segregation has been abolished, but racism still exists (mainly in the form of new prejudice, rather than traditional prejudice). Yes, African-Americans are now privileged to be given the legal freedoms of our country. But what about economic and social equality? On average, African Americans still only have 1/8 of the net worth that the average white person has, mainly due to a lack of housing net worth. Also, as demonstrated by examples such as the “What Would You Do” episodes we watched in class, racism still exists. How many more years will it be until racial discrimination ends? I, as well as many, have a dream that one day no racism will exist in this nation.
I think this speech is an amazing statement to our country. It is great to see how far we have come throughout history-- slavery, decades of injustice and prejudice, to civil rights activists-- it is now evident that our country has made definitive breakthroughs in terms of racial discrimination and fixing the issue. Although there still exists discrimination in the United States, and all over the world, the African-American race is now privileged to be given the freedoms of our country. Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrates a spirit of determination and motivation to establish equality. I love the title of the speech, "I Have a Dream," because a dream represents one's goals, aspirations, a pursuit... and ultimately, after decades of oppression, I think, metaphorically, Martin Luther King, Jr. has reached and achieved his dream.
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame that this speech was necessary over a hundred years after African Americans achieved citizenship due to the Civil War—that over a hundred years after the Civil War there was still segregation. Today, most segregation has been abolished, but racism still exists (mainly in the form of new prejudice, rather than traditional prejudice). Yes, African-Americans are now privileged to be given the legal freedoms of our country. But what about economic and social equality? On average, African Americans still only have 1/8 of the net worth that the average white person has, mainly due to a lack of housing net worth. Also, as demonstrated by examples such as the “What Would You Do” episodes we watched in class, racism still exists. How many more years will it be until racial discrimination ends? I, as well as many, have a dream that one day no racism will exist in this nation.
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