Martin Luther King Day

*opinions written in this post are not mine, nor will I tell whose opinions they are.
This year, Martin Luther King Day is going to be a memorable and special holiday. This is because Martin Luther King Day is the day before Obama’s inauguration. In Obama’s speeches, he talks about Martin Luther King, and how Martin Luther King stood up for what he believed in, and now American can too. Martin Luther King Day is a important holiday because it is the day when people remember everything Martin Luther King has done for America, which is go around and give motivational speeches. His most important speech was the speech he gave before he got shot, in 1963. It was his “I have a dream speech”. In this speech, he talked about how he had a dream that African American people and white people could come together as a whole, that there would be no segregation between the two races. However, even though America claims that Martin Luther King was a hero, a saint, etc., he was just a normal person also. To quote Andy, America has made Martin Luther King into a “postage stamp saint”, which means he was like an angel sent down from above to help the world, and after he did, our government takes his picture and his slogans and sticks them on a stamp. However, there are people who feel that Martin Luther King Day was not viewed as a hero. Some people think that after Martin Luther King gave his speech, African American people decided that they need their own rights, instead of being equal. Some people say that African American people think that the government should give them welfare and have special jobs reserved just for them. This is only what some people believe; other people believe that Martin Luther King was a remarkable man, who helped America establish equality. Martin Luther King Day is a day to remember him, and to thank him for establishing equality.