Is Martin Luther King s Wish Come True - 1328 Words

Dreaming of Equality - Has Martin Luther King’s Wish Come True? With the late 1900’s civil rights movement came many famous protesters and speakers, such as Rosa Parks and Malcolm X. Perhaps the most famous civil rights worker was Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his famous â€Å"I have a dream† speech in 1963. In his speech, Martin Luther King Jr. mentions a personal dream of his in which â€Å"little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers† (King 1). Eventually, the civil rights movement did result in improved equality for all people, but King’s vision of the world was never truly forgotten. Over fifty years later, there is much debate over whether or not King’s†¦show more content†¦In a study done by The Equal Rights Center in 2003, many tests were conducted in the D.C. area to identify the reactions of taxicab drivers to white customers versus black customers. In the approximately 300 tests conducted, the report disturbingly states that â€Å"African Americans were almost seven times more likely to be passed up by taxicab drivers than whites (African-American prospective passengers were passed by 20% of the time versus 3% for white prospective passengers)† (The Equal Rights Center 7). The report also notes that the taxicab drivers took longer to decide to provide services to a black than to a white. Clearly, from this experiment it is evident that there is not complete equality between races for even everyday matters like hailing taxicabs. This type of racism is quite subtle in nature, as shown by the report and the experiment behind it, and although it is against the law to refuse to provide service to someone based on their race, gender, or any other condition, it is still occurring. This shows racism among the people, but there is another type of racism which is occurring indirectly as a result of the life choice of various races. In addition, King’s dream has not been achieved because of the indirect racial separation in locations like neighborhoods and schools. Another major blemish on the prospect of King’s realized dream stems from indirect racism, as well as unintentional segregation. As a result of usually living apart from one another,