John Lewis: A look at the legacy of Dr. King's ideals


	John Lewis: A look at the legacy of Dr. King's ideals

GeDeGe

1-17-2008 5:26 AM

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usa, african-american middle class, civil rights, martin luther king

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1-23-2008 5:43 PM

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Forty years later, Dr. King's dream of a more just society is a long way from being realized.

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												 We have come a great distance in this nation since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The African-American middle class has grown. African Americans, women, and other minorities are in positions of leadership today that they could never have aspired to 40 years ago. In the 2008 election season, an African-American man is a serious contender for the Democratic nomination for president; so is a woman. In 1968, just these ideas would have been seen as highly unlikely, even dangerous.
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