“You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words “I have a dream,” but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony, a large man made small, a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life it is, and was, death that ultimately defined him. Born into a people whose main solace was Christianity’s Promise Land awaiting them after the suffering of this world, King took on the power of his race’s presumed destiny and found in himself the defiance necessary to spark change. He ate, drank, and slept death. He danced with it, he preached it, he feared it, and he stared it down. He looked for ways to lay it aside, this burden of his own mortality, but…
One of the central ideas of this text is death. Throughout the whole book, death was a large topic because the book was explaining the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King face death each day when he eat, each day when he slept, and each day when he spoke to the communities. Death made him stronger. King said that he was nervous when about to give a speech but when he got to the stand, he was like a god to the people. People praised Dr. King and King didn’t see that. He just saw himself as African American man who helped people out and improve lives for others. King was a man with honesty and trustworthy. He went to Church like everyone else and believed that peace will solve problems and not war. War was just destruction and ruined the reputation of the United…
King, a new man took over that will also changed history. His name wa Barack Obama. Barack Obama was the first African American president that was in office and was inspired by Dr. King intelligence. His beliefs were similar like bringing equality for everyone and have every country as allies and not enemies. Obama was like King that made small changes into huge changes for everyone. An example was helping immigration. Many people were against immigration like the KKK but Obama was for immigration. Even though this book is about Dr. King, Dyson brought Obama in because he’s like Dr. King and wants to acknowledge his work he has put into this country. Our future for our county may be good because of what Obama has begun and will be finished by someone else like…
