Word on the street

How has Martin Luther King Jr. influenced your culture?

“Martin Luther King Jr. affected me by letting me know I can do anything. He proved he could do anything and now that President-elect Obama has been elected, it is possible for African Americans to do anything and not be held back.”

Tess Jeffers

Asra Shalk

Rainelle Osuji

Rainelle Osuji

advertising senior

“Since he kind of took from Ghandi, that was a really big part of our culture, especially because the Indian Revolution and so on. So, (there are) a lot of things (that) stemmed from Martin Luther King Jr.”

Asra Shaik

physiology sophomore

“As a Caucasian, I think that Martin Luther King Jr. has really changed the way we think about equality in our culture and the way we view ourselves as not just one above another, but kind of level the playing field for everyone.”

Tess Jeffers

biochemistry and molecular biology senior

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