America, the Land of Opportunity

America is said to be the land of opportunity and choice, but in the past instances have inferred that at one point in time, everyone's rights were being denied or dispirited. The Emancipation Proclamation, "I Have a Dream", and the Lovings vs. Virginia are all events that took place in order to reinstate people's rights or that showed people's rights being denied. They all contain common elements which include civil rights and equality. All of these activists, Lincoln, Dr. King, and the Lovings, were fighting for something they felt was right. …