What are the differences between Barack Obama and Martin Luther King?

Answer 1

For one thing, Dr. King is dead, while Mr. Obama is still alive. For another, Dr. King was a minister, while Mr. Obama was never a member of the clergy. And the biggest difference is that Dr. King lived under segregation, while Mr. Obama never did-- in fact, Dr. King, as one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, helped to end segregation so that the next generation, which included Barack Obama, would have more opportunities in life.

Answer 2

President Barack Obama ran one of the most amazing presidential campaigns in the history of the United States. In the midst of that race, the hoopla overflowed as everyone from Accountants to drug dealers were trying to make money from the Obama-mania train. T-shirts were being made, bill boards were springing up and the national euphoria has almost never been commercialized at such a shocking level.

The most mind-boggling T-shirt presented during the brilliant run by President Obama was the one that shows Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. together, as if one is an embodiment of the other. I witnessed an even more telling moment of "Over-bama" during the week of President Obama's inauguration ceremony. On the day the president was inaugurated, I spoke at a church where the choir director changed the words of the song, "We shall overcome," and instead used the words, "We HAVE overcome."

Perhaps we really do live in a post-racial America, or so some of us think. But given that Bill Clinton, Harry Reidand Rod Blagojevich have simultaneously referred to Obama as a coffee servant, shoe shine boy and one who does not use "negro dialect," it appears that we've got a long way to go.

Answer 3

There are several differences between Martin Luther King and Barack Obama. The biggest difference is that Barack Obama was a president and Martin Luther King was a motivational speaker.