I believe that Martin Luther King Jr.'s lasting impact on America and Americans today was the bringing up of the fact that nonviolent protest works, accomplishing things via moral superiority works, and that anything is possible if you put your heart, soul, and time into it (in some cases, your life). Martin Luther King Jr's. was a man who desired a world in which his children wouldn't be discriminated against based on their skin color. In 1963, he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, in which he spoke of an America that does not have racism and segregation. With Martin Luther King Jr's. words, he put the spirits to do something about the racism and segregation back in the day in America. Without Martin Luther King's impact, it would be likely that racism and segregation back in the 20th century in America would continue today, and/or it would take a lot longer for someone like Martin Luther King Jr. to do the things he did and accomplished with nonviolent protest and hope.
Explanation:
Martin Luther King Jr. was discriminated against because he was black. At the time of his birth, people that were not white (example: African Americans) were segregated and discriminated against. His childhood and the future for King's children made him realize that someone had to do something about the racism and segregation in America back in the day, and that would be him, so he decided to do something about it.
I chose the words I chose for my answer because they are what felt right to me. I chose to use the words moral superiority because, Martin had the moral superiority advantage in the eyes of who he was empowering. I chose to bring up his "I Have a Dream" speech because it was and still is very iconic and relevant today. I decided to end my answer the way I did because a America without Martin Luther King Jr's impact would be very different, so I wanted to acknowledge it.
