Martin Luther King Jr.- Dream

When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, he addressed millions of civil rights activists. He said that he wanted people to be treated equally, regardless of their race. 13% of our population is made up of African Americans. With this said, in the labor force, out of 100 teachers, 13 should be black. According to recent statistics, out of 7900 teachers, about 9% are African American. Many would agree that that is not equal. Also, the average black worker makes $525.00 a week while the average white worker makes $657.00 a week. If America was fair and racially equal, blacks and whites would make the same amount of money. Our country has quite a while to go before we reach Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea of "equality".