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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Web Design Contest
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. defined how we think of human rights. He was an extremely influential leader despite persecution ending in assassination at the young age of 39. He was the youngest person to ever earn the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
Dr. King once said, "I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a 'thing oriented' society to a 'person-oriented' society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered."
What he said in 1967 still holds true today.
In a recent presidential debate the candidates were asked by 78-year-old Fiorra from Chicago:
"Since World War II, we have never been asked to sacrifice anything to help our country, except the blood of our heroic men and women. As president, what sacrifices -- sacrifices will you ask every American to make to help restore the American dream and to get out of the economic morass that we're now in?"