How nudism can support King's dream

Promoting racial equity in the nudism movement and the importance of non-discrimination policies and inclusive practices

MLK march after his assassination, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. laid out his famous dream on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the speech, King called for an end to racism in the United States and for civil rights for African Americans. Nudism or naturism is a philosophy that promotes the idea that the human body is nothing to be ashamed of and that people should be comfortable in their own skin. It may be tempting for well-meaning American nudists to try to find parallelism between these two concepts, and while there may be some similarities in the philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. and naturism, it is necessary to note that King's speech was focused on the specific and serious issue of racial inequality and discrimination, rather than a general philosophy about the human body. The idea that one should not be judged by the color of their skin and the idea that the human body is not something to be ashamed of are not the same thing, and one sho…