The Martin Luther King Jr. National historic site is composed of several sites including the King center, his tomb, birth site, the church and National Park Service visitor center. There are three rooms featuring King, King's wife and Ganhdi in the King Center. Dr. King was very influenced by Ganhdi and studies Ganhdi's theory in India for long time. Outside the King Center, along the Freedom walkway, it leads to King's tomb, aside with his wife's tomb.
King's tomb in the waterThe NPS visitor center is pretty small but filled with a large amount of information. I watched two introduction videos about Mr. King. There were two cute interracial heterosexual couples watching the video too, hand in hand.
There are several things I learnt in the visitor center:
1. After civil war, Black people did gain some political positions in some places. However, it was supressed. Just like all the things, nothing can be gained by one step. Civil war only diminished Black slavery, but didn't earn equal civil rights to Black people.
2. In a pretty long period of time (1870s - 1930s?), not only republicans but democrats are really racist towards Black people. However, democrats has made a lot of progressions after civil right movements and become a more progressive and liberal party.
3. The South is not the only place Black people were discriminated. In northern states Black people were discriminated as well, just in a less degree. As a matter of fact, Dr. King mentioned he was very frustrated in Chicago during the civil right movement.Injustice always exists, who can take the lead in ending injustice? Any answers?
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