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MLK Anniversary
Apr 4, 2008 | 4:27 PM
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Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. As we mark the anniversary, how far do you think we've come as a nation in fulfilling Dr. King's mission? Has there been enough progress?

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chelechocka read my blog
Apr 4, 2008 | 4:40 PM

yes we've come a long way n we still have a long way 2 go. i know this w/all that's going on mlk is turning in his grave in shame w/all he fought 4 n people behave as if they 4got...i know that i still remember n i will still continue 2 live his dream n fight 4 his dream by my continuing 2 wk in the schools and school our children the best way i know how. peace chelechocka
edcalderin read my blog view my photos
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:04 PM

I think the nation has come a long way in forty years,but there is still alot more progress to be made. EDDIE QUEENS
bigbadbob read my blog
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:08 PM

I think there has been some progress, but not nearly enough. Each generation, white and black, is better educated, informed and more aware, but we still have a ways to go!Discrimination IS and will ALWAYS be poisonous.

Bob Oceanside NY
piazzagirl95
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:14 PM

I think we have made alot of progress since then, but there is still room for more progress
piazzagirl95
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:15 PM

I think we have made alot of progress since then, but there is still room for more progress

Olivia, Poughkeepsie NY
italian1976 read my blog
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:16 PM

Only certain areas of the nation have changed. Sadly, when I visit my brother in Tennessee, I'm literally taking a step back in time when it comes to racism. I have to remind myself how fortunate I really am to have grown up in New England.

We all should go down south to spread the word of EQUALITY.
sweetpea0903
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:17 PM

The nation has come a long way in trying to fulfill Dr. Kings mission. We now have equality in the races. There is still some progress to be made, but in 40 years we have accomplished a lot.

Suzanne, Astoria, Queens
JI981993
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:18 PM

we have come a long way but there is still racism out there.

Julian,Jersey City
ddog10
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:18 PM

definitly not for all he went through
italian1976 read my blog
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:20 PM

Only certain areas of the nation have changed. Sadly, when I visit my brother in Tennessee, I'm literally taking a step back in time when it comes to racism. I have to remind myself how fortunate I really am to have grown up in New England.

We all should go down south to spread the word of EQUALITY

Danny, Norwalk, Conn.
GeorgeBailey
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:20 PM

We've come a long way as evidenced by the candidacy of Barack Obama, but statististics such as the drop-out and incarceration rates for African-American males show that much work still needs to be done to realize Dr. Kings dream.
zman2 view my photos
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:20 PM

Our nation has made his dream. Our country came a long way. We need a man like him for our other bug problems in the world.
Nancy,Jefferson,NJ
pete435
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:23 PM

We have become a nonviolent nation while Dr.Martin Luther King Jr was alive.But since the assassination.His mission has failed because he did not have enough progress to finish the chaos that is now happening.
justushere
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:27 PM

The way we tend to look away at some of the race issues we face today makes me feel like his death was in vain. There is onlY ONE race THE HUMAN RACE we are all equal. There are many cultures.
gerryk
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:27 PM

Equal rights have come along way. Forty years ago it was a dream for an African American to become President of the United States. Now, it may be a reality. The dream of people being civil to one another should be the next goal.
Overstanding
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:39 PM

Psychological warfare is serious! Just because the tools used to attack have been changed, the ignorance that allows there to be a need for an "Affirmative Action", or laws like that clearly show the people that are aware, that things haven't gotten any better, just the modes of combat used to suppress a certain group of people has changed! A young Black child was charged for shooting a duck today... Isn't this country famous for images of white men hunting ducks with hound dogs?
Skydragon18
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:40 PM

Thanks to Dr. King, and all who believe in his dream, we have come a long way as a nation, but we still have a long way to go.

Vinny, Staten Island
Israelis
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:44 PM

Any dream for racial equality will not be realized so long as racists like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters and Rev. Wright exist.
Israelis
Apr 4, 2008 | 5:44 PM

Any dream for racial equality will not be realized so long as racists like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters and Rev. Wright exist.
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