Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the inequalities that people of color faced. He explained that we are all interconnected and the choice of one affect that of another. In his essay "Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere...Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly." If we don’t speak up and advocate for all people treated unfairly, it has a detrimental effect on us all.
Describe in writing or visual art what the quote means to you.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere...Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Prizes
Three students from each category will be awarded a prize.
Guidelines
Writing
- Essay must be Entries must be a minimum or 750 words but not more than 1000 words and submitted in a pdf file.
- Do not put your name on the essay paper
- Only one entry per person
- Essay must be written using your own original words, thoughts, and ideas. Any use of primary and secondary source material must be accompanied by proper citation. Any submission that does not properly credit primary and secondary source material or shows evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified from the competition.
- Open to 9-12th graders in the following counties: Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes
Artwork
- Artwork can be produced in any medium, 2D or 3D
- Do not put your name on the artwork itself. Instead, attach the submission form you received from your school to your artwork and bring your artwork to your respective school front offices and a representative from our office will retrieve the submissions.
- Only one entry per person
- Art should not be plagiarized.
- Open to 9-12th graders in the following counties: Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes