Martin Luther King Jr Expository Essay

 Numerous of people in the past have died trying to get our Civil Rights as fair as possible, and now that our rights are a lot better we take it for granted. Martin Luther King Jr. has been looking for a "promise land' where racial equality became a reality, and now we are close than ever to his "promise land", his dream is slowly becoming a reality. The night before Martin Luther King Jr died, he said,"I've seen the promise land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know that tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land." This means that he knew that he was going to die before we have reached the "promise land". Today, we're a lot close to his "promise land" than ever and if he came into my class tomorrow, he would be proud and he would also be proud of me.


  First of all, today there's a lot less racism than there was back then. Back then, people discriminated others because of their race and skin tone. Racism imposed a heavy burden on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latin Americans. Blacks and whites were socially separated during Martin Luther King's days. African Americans weren't allowed to take the same buses, attend the same cinemas or even drink from the same water fountains. Most of all, they couldn't attend the same schools. It was illegal to go against this back then, but now this no longer exists.

  Another huge controversy that Martin was fighting for was women's rights. Back then, professional jobs were still largely closed off to women. It was not unusual for companies to have a written policy that stated that women should be paid less than men. Women couldn't make contracts including wills, they couldn't sell property and in many cases, they could not control their own earnings. There was no such thing as rape for a couple that was married back then because man had the right to have sex with their wife whenever they wanted to, and birth control was still illegal in many places in those days. In those days, women were considered second class citizens, but now, most of this does not exist at all so Martin would be proud.

    One of the most changes that were made that Martin will surely enjoy now is the fact that now, kids of all ethnicity can now go to the same school together without a problem. If Martin were to come to my class tomorrow, he will be happy,proud, and joyful to see many kids from different parts of the world sitting and learning in my class. All in all, the improvement of equality that was made over the past couple of decades will certainly move Martin Luther King's heart. He will be proud because we are getting closer and closer to his "promise land".