Lewis Hamilton Joins America in Remembering Dreamers Martin Luther & Coretta King on Historic Day

Having faced racist abuse while growing up, Lewis Hamilton has never shied away from speaking up against racial discrimination. Being the only black person in F1, he has set quite an example for people of color worldwide. The motor sporting legend derives motivation from advocates of the black rights movement, like Muhammad Ali, and holds them in very high regard. On MLK Day, Lewis remembered civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King.

America remembered the life and contributions of the ‘I have a dream’ speech famed Martin Luther King’s memorial day. King’s daughter Bernice led the tributes on Instagram with her posts and stories. As she post the picture of her mother Coretta, she urged people to remember her contributions to the movement. Hamilton shared Coretta’s photo posted by Bernice and also one of Dr. King’s as well.

Bernice wrote, “As you commemorate #MLKDay, please remember my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded less than three months after Daddy was assassinated. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no MLK Day.”

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Lewis has often earned praise for raising his voice against the ugly reality of racism. Even IndyCar legend Willy T. Ribbs once reserved the highest praise for F1’s billion-dollar man along with Muhammad Ali.

Lewis Hamilton remembered Muhammad Ali for his views against racism

In 2020, Hamilton shared a snippet from one of Muhammad Ali’s interviews. In the video, Ali talked about how, as a child, he wondered why everything positive and godly was considered white, while everything evil and with negative connotations was black.

Taking to the captions to express his reverence for Ali, Lewis wrote, “He’s been one of my biggest inspirations my whole life. A man that knew just what to say. As a black kid growing up in a predominantly white city and country (over 80% white in the UK), it’s hard to be the only one in your class or job. Like all of us, no matter what color you are, it’s great to have people to look up to. Ali was one of those for me, as well as my dad.”

“He helped me to believe that someone that looked like me could do anything, and that my dreams were achievable, and that’s what I hope to do for the generations after me, and to remove limitations based on race.”

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Dr. King, Coretta King, and Muhammad Ali are all great inspirations not just for Lewis but people around the globe.