What does it mean to have equal rights? Does it mean we are all alike or does it mean we all should be entitled to whatever life has to offer? The Civil Rights Movement was further clarification of what it means to be free. There were earlier times in history when freedom and equality were addressed, but somehow never fully understood or realized.
In the selection the "Merry-Go-Round", by Langston Hughes, we discussed in class how powerful of a piece it was because it was written from a child's perspective. Even a child can see the impossibility of inequality in a circle. A young child doesn't understand the difference between front and back and it doesn't matter as long as he gets to ride the merry-go-round. Maybe it's only our adult minds that have the power t
Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement were the next step in the quest for freedom. He raised equality to a new level and his work lives on as an inspiration to all. Although our country experiences more equality than ever before, perhaps the next step will be on a world level. One only has to watch the news to know that inequality is still alive and growing in the rest of the world. Perhaps the words of Dr. King and the knowledge gained from the Civil Rights Movement can be applied at a world level.
o determine or to give a meaning to front and back and to black and white.
Alice Walker's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. makes us realize how powerful his words were. She shares her own history, her family's lack of material possessions and value of treasured memories. She shares he
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