Attributes Of An Equal Society: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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I am writing today to express my concern on the specific aspects and attributes of an equal society in America. An equal society is something America needs more than ever. It is a petition that all people should be treated equally, free of prejudice, or preferences. In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King JR. took a jump into history, soaring from prose to poetry, from the podium to the pulpit. It was then; his voice arced into an emotional crescendo as he turned from a sobering assessment of current social injustices to a radiant vision of hope of what America could be. “I have a dream,” he declared, “my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

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