Is Dr. Kings Dream A Reality Today?
This question was asked many times in January, with Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, and in February, being Black History Month. In my English class we watched a special news program called “True Colors.” It was made by a news team who wanted to research what discrimination is like firsthand in the ’90s. The team found two men: one white by the name of John and one black man by the name of Glen. These men went to college together, worked together and did many things alike. When they sent John into a car dealer to look at a red convertible, the salesman gave him a much lower price than they had given Glen. The news team asked the salesman why he had given such different prices for the same car. The salesman seemed confused about what to tell the news team. Glen was constantly charged more than John throughout the two-week project. When the two men went to buy shoes, John received immediate help and a warm, hearty welcome. Glen had to wait ten minutes before he gave up and had to ask f
