They finally finished the statue they were making to honor Dr. Martin Luther King which took about 30 years to finish. It shows martin Luther King kind of thinking but i don't exactly know why that is. I think it’s because he thinks first before he reacts. It’s called The Stone of Hope. He goes down on the history books as one of the greatest civil rights leader but know he has his own memorial that he is well deserving of. He was a smart man who helped change the life of African Americans though his knowledge and wisdom. He is known throughout the world not only for what he did but for his famous I have a dream speech. The speech is probably one of the greatest speech to ever be written.
Whit all this going on, there was controversy that a Chinese man got to make the sculpture and not an African American. Why does that really even matter? One of the greatest African American man is being honored with a memorial of himself but people are complaining that a Chinese man go to do it. I mean all they did was get the best man for the job. I think if they had seen an African American man who seemed better they would have chosen him right of the bat.
With all that said I think this statue was well deserved. He was one great man who put his life on the line including his family when he choose to be one of the leaders in this civil right moment. He not only did that but he showed a great leadership to the people and how to get your point across by showing it in a peaceful manner.
There are two things I really like about your post. One, the sentence, "I think it’s because he thinks first before he reacts." This seems like a small point, but actually I think it's a HUGE deal you're picking up on. Thinking before reacting is difficult and most folks hardly manage to do it at all...Ascribing this characteristic to MLK is a pretty interesting point.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I'm with you that the controversy over the sculptor's race is silly. Didn't MLK himself say people should come together and look BEYOND racial differences? So why would people be pissed that somebody of a different race than him be chosen to design his memorial? It doesn't make sense.
Thanks for this one.