Our objective is to change the world into a united, color-blind society. Instead, we intend for, as my father advocated, people, to be “judged by the content of their character.”
As a little boy, I remember receiving inequitable treatment. As naïve as I was, I never understood why I was treated so differently from the white children. As far as I was concerned, we were all the same; human. I remember constantly moving, and never residing in the same house for too long. I remember having to be cautious around potentially dangerous white people, everywhere I went, including those entrusted with the protection of our community.
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My childhood was considerably the scariest time of my life – you never knew who to trust, what was good or bad, or what was correct in the eyes of the whites. My mind was struggling to grasp the nature of the sadistic ways of the world. The feelings I felt were inexplicable, as were those of other blacks growing up during the segregation period. I do not have children yet, but I hope and pray that the day I do, the world will be a changed place, for the better. I hope it will be clean of the racism that still plagues our world.
When my father gave his greatest speech for blacks, ‘I Have a Dream, it inspired them, gave them hope, and brought them peace. However, when the whites saw the hope that my father had given the blacks, they caused an uproar in wild, racist attacks, killing hundreds of black people. The hope that my father had given the blacks, inspired them to never stop fighting. In return, the whites took the life of the source of this hope, my father, Martin Luther King. Because they tried to prove their superiority, it showed us their perspective on the future and struck fear into our hearts. They used this fear against us and showed us that we could do nothing about it.
Throughout my years, I have acted in movies relating to my family and racism against blacks in times of segregation. I have written books about my youth and what it was like for my family, growing up in those strenuous times. I wrote about how we were middle-class citizens, of a higher rank than most African-Americans, and yet, were still mistreated. Although my efforts to raise awareness of racism may seem much, I still believe there is far more work to be done. Although we are no longer racially segregated, there is still an underlying difference between blacks and whites.
When my father shared his dream with the world to try to cleanse the world, and shape it to be a pure, equal, and fair place. He did it for the future black race, you, myself, and our future children. He did it because he saw that even after the Emancipation Proclamation was declared, there was still little to no change in American society. Even though my father died, he gave everything up for his family, his race, and his color. He was willing to die to prove that the world needed change.
We, as civil rights activists, should be more like my father. We need to do everything we can to change the world. If one man can change the world for the better, then why can we, as a people, not? Is it because we are black? Well, let me tell you, my dear brothers and sisters, as the good book says, we are all God’s children. Through his eyes, we are all equal. This should not change because of the color of our skin. I believe that, as blacks, if we stand tall, if we fight back in a manner in which the whites can see eye-to-eye, I believe that we can change the world and make it a better place. For me, for you, for our children, and for generations to come; pure from racism, forever!
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