King himself declares that “if we are going to make the American dream a reality, we are challenged to work in an action program to get rid of the last vestiges of segregation and discrimination” (King 4). As seen with King’s words, America bears the duty of eliminating the disparity between races, whether that be economically or socially. The issue of black social inferiority is evident through the unproportionally increase in violence towards African Americans by the police. As found in a study by The Guardian, “despite making up only 2% of the total US population, African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 comprised more than 15% of all deaths logged in 2015 [...] Their rate of police-involved deaths was five times higher than for white men of the same age” (SOURCE). The disproportionately large death toll for African American men reflects society’s more hostile perception of the African American race. When a certain group of people face increased threats to their right to live, equality cannot be fully realized. So while King wanted this negative stigma to be removed, the killings make it evident that discriminatory thoughts still
King himself declares that “if we are going to make the American dream a reality, we are challenged to work in an action program to get rid of the last vestiges of segregation and discrimination” (King 4). As seen with King’s words, America bears the duty of eliminating the disparity between races, whether that be economically or socially. The issue of black social inferiority is evident through the unproportionally increase in violence towards African Americans by the police. As found in a study by The Guardian, “despite making up only 2% of the total US population, African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 comprised more than 15% of all deaths logged in 2015 [...] Their rate of police-involved deaths was five times higher than for white men of the same age” (SOURCE). The disproportionately large death toll for African American men reflects society’s more hostile perception of the African American race. When a certain group of people face increased threats to their right to live, equality cannot be fully realized. So while King wanted this negative stigma to be removed, the killings make it evident that discriminatory thoughts still