Martin Luther King, Jr., one of tbe most important figues in the civil rights mkvement,spoke often about economic freedom and poverty during the civil rights movement. Today , what is the most important civil rights issue to date, it is education inequality because of wealth . Hispanics and African Americans often get poor educational opportunities at the elementary and middle school levels. It is important that every student, regardless if their of ethnicity or social / economical backeround have the same education opportunities as every other student in America. Another serious civil rights issue society faces today is discri inatioin based on sexual orientation.Unlike race, gender, age, ethnicity or religion, sexual orientation was not