What if Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Still With Us?

Today, of course, marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have spent the day thinking what life in America would be like if he were still alive. If MLK, Jr. were still with us he would be 89 years old.

Had MLK, Jr. been with us all these years would he have fallen out of favor? Would have he become a Republican like his right hand man Ralph Abernathy did?

Would America have elected a black President before 2008? And would we speak of President King? Would there have been a President Obama, much less a President Trump?

Would there have been a need for a Black Lives Matter movement? And if there was what would MLK, Jr's role been in it, if anything at all?

Above all else, would we judge people by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin?

I will avoid the temptation of saying life in America would be far better if Martin Luther King, Jr. were still among us. We will always live in the midst of misery, poverty and sickness. Nevertheless, I can't help but wonder.