Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy are honored every year on the third Monday of January. (Photo by Flip Schulke / Corbis)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great person. Martin believed in equality for people of all colors.
Back then Black and white people were separated. White people had amazing things such as great books, great playgrounds, great houses. But Black people got the opposite.
Martin noticed this. He wanted to make a change. He made speeches and led peaceful protests. His most famous speech was called “I Have a Dream,” which talked about how Martin wanted Blacks and whites to be equal.
Martin was a great man, but sadly was shot on April 4, 1968. We honor him on the third Monday of January. • MAXIMUS R.