Fifty years ago today, Dr. King made his famous I Have a Dream speech. He said that he wanted America to be a country where his children would be judged by the content of their character not the color of their skin. Amen. Now roll the clock ahead to where we are today, do you think Dr. King would be satisfied?
Think about the Trayvon Martin case. Do you think that all of the hubbub was based on the content of Martin and Zimmerman's character or the color of their skin?
Think of all of the government contractors who have to file forms with the Federal Government detailing in excruciating detail the racial and ethnic makeup of their employee workforce. Do you think that's what Dr. King had in mind?
I could go on and on, but any realistic appraisal of where America has come over the last fifty years says that we still have a long way to go.
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