The Quest for Equality
Words: 893 Pages: 3 4804IntroductionDespite the landmark additions of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution in the 1860s, African Americans continued to face systemic oppression and discrimination in their daily lives. These amendments, while legally abolishing slavery and granting citizenship and voting rights, did not translate into genuine equality or freedom for Black people. One hundred years later, a pivotal figure emerged to challenge these persistent inequities: Martin Luther King Jr. As a Baptist preacher and a prominent civil […]