Title

No Easy Walk to Freedom: MLK’s Anti-Racism Crusade Needs to Be Renewed in Today’s World

Author(s)

Julius A. Amin, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

1-16-2017

Publication Source

Salon

Abstract

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 years old when he was assassinated. Schools, streets and children are named in his honor in Africa. In America, he is honored with a public holiday.

All over the world, King is known as someone who fought for human causes. At a time when racial violence and arrogance in the United States and elsewhere is experiencing a rapid resurgence, King’s holiday is a reminder that much needs to be done to create a more inclusive global community.

In America, the past two years have been tumultuous and each day the racial crises multiply. In South Africa, unresolved racial problems and deteriorating economic conditions have created uncertainty. In several other African nations incidents of ethnic conflict have multiplied.

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

Content is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivitaves License. It initially appeared on The Conversation website. Permission documentation is on file.

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Publisher

The Conversation US

eCommons Citation

Amin, Julius A., "No Easy Walk to Freedom: MLK’s Anti-Racism Crusade Needs to Be Renewed in Today’s World" (2017). History Faculty Publications. 132.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/hst_fac_pub/132