King Still King?

In Martin Luther King Jr's letter to Birmingham jail he outlines the conflict that he and all African Americans at the time were going through. King is also amazed by the reactions from moderate whites. I quote "Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." To this quote, I think that the things King was fighting for are still relevant today. I do not believe that we have successfully accepted African Americans as Americans and I do not believe that we have over come our preference for "a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice..." This quote from the letter could not be more true today. I feel as if the war in Iraq has been a negative peace if thats even peace at all.

The things King stood for are in some small doses prevalent today. I think that in the south especially there are still some racial problems for both blacks and whites. This has mainly to do with the roots of racism that have been around for a long time. I think that sometimes blacks are treated unfairly and job opportunities and opportunities in life are skewed more then they should be. I think things can still change and I hope that they will.