The civil rights movement was a very big time in history and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is definitely an important figure to know. He not only played a big role in the civil rights movement, but still plays the role as a person of inspiration today.
With that said I feel that black history has become very..stuck. Over the years you learn about very important figures. Important people you should know.
Then you learn some more about them.
Then you learn about them again.
When it comes to black history you often learn about the same people and the same events and nothing ever really expands beyond that point. Every now and then I will hear a different name. There's usually a sentence or two said about them and then I don't hear about them again. With the classes I've taken on black history you could guess all the people and events I learned about and most likely be right.
It is indeed important to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the great leader he was, but to also expand and recognize other leaders, in history and at current times.
