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Martin Luther King's son recently joined Kristen Welker on NBC News before Martin Luther King Day, which also happened to be the day of the 2025 U.S. presidential inauguration. In the interview, he talked about the significance of the day and voiced the current issues faced by the people of the United States.
January 20, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday to honor the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. King was a Baptist minister and the predominant face of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Decades later, Donald Trump was sworn in as the new president and delivered his speech a few miles away from the place where the historic "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King was delivered.
"Maybe we've realized elements over the year but nowhere near the fulfillment of the dream. absolutely not," King stated. "Dad wanted to eradicate from our society what he defined as the triple evils of poverty, racism, and violence and when we look at those areas again some progress has been made, but we've got a long way to go before we actually realize the dream," he added.
King's son further reflected on Martin Luther King's legacy and stated he would have been "quite disappointed" but not "surprised" at the current situation of the world.
The internet reacts as Martin Luther King III stated his father would be "quite disappointed" with the current world
During the interview, Martin Luther King III expressed his views on the current situation by stating that Americans are more divided than ever.
"He’d be quite disappointed, quite frankly, that we are where we are," he said, remembering his father's legacy. "Probably wouldn’t be surprised, but he certainly would be disappointed because he always infused energy that was positive, bringing out the best of who we as Americans are." King added.
As soon as the interview aired, netizens began reflecting on the current situation of the world, especially in the United States.
"We dang sure not living the dream Dr. King had," someone commented.
"His dream turned into a nightmare," one user wrote.
"We didn’t need Lil MLK to confirm for us…we already knew!" someone else wrote.
"We all saying we disappointed, but what are we actually doing to change ANYTHING?!" one user questioned.
"He had a dream but this is damn sure a nightmare," another user commented.
In the interview, Martin Luther King III was also asked about the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the people in today's world, to which he replied,
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"I hope that young people and people in general see it as a day, as my mother used to say, a day on, not a day off... This (day) is about working to realize the dream that he had of freedom and justice and equality for all the humankind,"
King stated that "we have got a long way to go before we actually realize the dream."
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