importance of MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. is known world-wide as a very famous political leader. He was a strong willed man. Anything he put his mind to, he accomplished beautifully. I would have to say that the biggest accomplishment he made was helping die down the racial issues between the black and white people. He made his speech, "I Have a Dream." In this speech, he stated his wish for a world where everyone got along, regardless of gender, age, race, etc. He also wanted everyone to be free. In this speech he said, " Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring — when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children — black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" As one can tell from this quote, Martin Luther King Jr. was a very brave man to stand before all of these civil right supporters and speak in this manner and tone. Wow!! However, he is known and respected worldwide for many things, but this speech is the greatest of all of his accomplishments I believe. This one speech helped all of the world to come together as one. We still have our noticeable differences, but we are learning to cope with them and work together despite of them. Without Martin Luther King, I have no idea where we as a nation would be today.