What Inspired Me

Since February is Black History Month, my class was introduced to videos of Dr. Martin Luther King being interviewed. When I read the comments below the video, many were so repulsive. They disrespected him, saying Mr. King longed to be white, I was disgusted and horrified — how could anyone say that?

Around the same time, my teacher started reviewing many poems with the class. One the poets she recommended was Langston Hughes. His poem, "I, Too, Sing America" expressed how racism existed back in the 1930's. When I read the poem, I realized that although with different gestures, racism still exists in my generation. Parts of my poem refer back to "I, Too, Sing America" and have the same idea about racism — and how we as a society can work to change things for the better.

Here is a link to the video of Dr. Martin Luther King that I watched. It is from The Hillwood Herald, my school's student news blog.