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In their fight to end racial prejudice in the United States, African Americans were faced with several obstacles. These obstacles or discriminatory laws against African Americans fell into 4 categories:
1. Racial Segregation which was characterized by separation of different races in daily life when both are doing equal tasks, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home.

2. Voter’s suppression and disfranchisement, which was the revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote to a person or group of people. Disfranchisement may occur explicitly through law, or implicitly through means such as intimidation.

3. Denial of economic opportunities or resources nationwide

4. Private actions of violence and mass racial violence aimed at African Americans, which were often encouraged and seldom hindered by government authorities.

The Civil Rights Movement confronted discrimination against African Americans with a variety of strategies such as litigations and lobbies and were generally nonviolent.

However in 1963 Americans and indeed the whole world woke up to reality by a speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. Kings speech “I have a Dream” electrified the crowd and brought passion and eloquence to the cause and a perception that a prejudice free America can have new meaning for the whole world.

Kings words crystallizes the ideas firing in the minds of the More than 200,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial, where he delivered his famous speech and commanded the attention of people everywhere.

Can you be the next King?

Nigeria today finds herself at crossroads. Faced with the challenges of the 21st century the giant of Africa finds herself at a quagmire 47 years after independence. With challenges such as corruption, tribalism and lawlessness eating deep into our national psyche she is in dire need of her own “King”. A King who with words can help chart the course of the largest black nation on earth from the brink of despair to her rightful place among the committee of nations. We are in need of a pamphleteer who will crystallize the thoughts firing in the minds of 140 million Nigerians. We are in need of a pamphlet that will usher in the new democratic dispensation. We need a pamphlet that will reawaken the sleeping giant.

Can you be the next King?

Ref. facts sourced from wikipedia Encyclopedia