Connection: Obama & MLK Jr.

With the presidential inauguration over, the media has broadcasted many similarities between President Barack Obama with that of Martin Luther King Jr. King’s philosophy of life and liberty have influenced Obama tremendously as seen through his landmark inauguration speech. With that said, there are many more comparisons between MLK and Barack Obama. Obama’s speech itself was very similar to that of what MLK delivered in his famous I Have a Dream. Not to mention the fact that Obama also used many of MLK’s “catchphrases” such as “I have a dream” and Lincoln’s “Four scores and…” Aside from the actual speech, Obama also showed respect and a connection to MLK by choosing the same exact setting for the speech, the Lincoln Memorial. With that said, the major connection was evident through Obama’s speech in which Obama alludes to MLK’s dream for a coexistent species without any prejudice and racism.