January 15, 1929

On this date Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was born. I had (ignorantly) never listened to him speak or looked closely at his life. I knew he was one of the founders of the American Civil Rights Movement and that his work for all disadvantaged Americans was truly honourable. However, being Canadian, I always saw it as an American holiday that really didn't affect me. As I awoke this morning they were playing the "I Have a Dream" speech. Maybe it was my state of semi-consciousness, maybe it was Monday, but whatever it was, I stayed in bed and listened. It was inspiring. He was a truly visionary man, who through non-violent action changed the United States. I am not articulate enough to truly do him justice so I will let him speak for himself.
Listen and be inspired. If he was able to change ideas that had been ingrained in southern culture, since the beginning of the south, what could we do today?

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