Martin Luther King Speech On Social Injustice

Social injustice has long been an issue in the United States. It is something that cannot be avoided and has yet to have any type of real solution to handle it. There have been many people that have spoken up about the justice system, each in their own different way. Musicians such as; J. Cole, Tupac and Michael Jackson to name a few, have all spread their own message about injustice through the lyrics in their music. Activists, such as Malcolm X, may have spread their messages through protests or in their writing, but they all made sure that their message reached out to the people. There have been many people who have raised their voice about injustice, but very few have come close to what Martin Luther King has done.

Martin Luther King was one of the biggest activists during the civil rights movements during the mid-50s. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He grew up in a time period where segregation was still an issue, because of this; he had attended segregated public schools. Kings father, Martin Luther King Sr.

This speech had a big effect on African Americans getting treated equal to white people. Freedom had been given to African Americans over 100 years ago, yet they still were not entirely free. They were still being treated as less than white people and still being held back because of their skin color. King had addressed this in his speech when he said “one hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” (King). African Americans were no longer slaves, but they still weren’t entirely accepted into American society. King had mentioned the Declaration of Independence in his speech as well, since the declaration is meant to secure rights to all people and not just some. King had this to say about how the people weren’t living up to the