MLK shares his day with Barack Obama.

Martin Luther King Jr was the face of the civil rights movement, his energy and devotion for everyone in this nation to have equal rights was matched by very few. MLK day 2013 showed how much this country has come since the days of protesting and boycotting throughout the 1960's. Our 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated in Washington D.C. the same Washington D.C. that King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech in the summer of 1963.


Obama and King both share similar qualities, King fought for the rights of African Americans while Obama fights for the rights of women, and same sex couples. King and Obama have both won the Nobel peace prize. Obama and King both have "the gift of gab" which in layman's terms is an outstanding the ability to speak, both have used this gift to educate, convince and lead. King and Obama had to overcome odds, King dealt segregation and racism in the 60's while Obama defied odds to become the first President in U.S. history of African American decent, both men overcame these odds to sit in the positions of power that they each have respectively held.


CNN reported that a more than a million people attended the inauguration despite the fidget temperatures. The reported attendance for the 2009 presidential inauguration was a estimated 1.8 million people.Every elected president in United States history has an presidential inauguration, the first taking place on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York.  http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/Inauguration.htm?r=twitter

We are watching history," Anderson Cooper, CNN correspondent said.

Respect is not earned its given, Obama and King used their talents and abilities to earn the respect of many people while helping to shape to our country. This is not a matter of opinion, its a fact that both men's legacy will forever be entrenched in the history books of our nation. Could it be that Obama is the face of a modern day civil rights movement with his support of equal rights for women and same sex marriages, the same position that King held during the civil rights movements of the 60's.

"King and Obama shared an important trait that allowed them to flourish: Both knew how to reach out and become acceptable to key elements of the white community so they could build multiracial coalitions to effect change. They also had to appeal to black constituencies while not offending whites," said  William Douglas and David Lightman:

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The bible used at the inauguration to swear in President Obama is one that was once used by King, as well as one used by former President Abraham Lincoln. Who knows, one day maybe we will be celebrating BHO day, that's short for Barack Hussein Obama day.

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