Today marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
“I have
a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and
the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table
of brotherhood.
I have
a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the
heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed
into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little
children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream
today.
I have
a dream that one day down in Alabama with its vicious racists, with its
governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and
nullification, one day right down in Alabama little Black boys and Black girls
will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters
and brothers. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley
shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places
will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory
of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
Source & further reading: Transcript of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech : NPR
Source: Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day – Scents of Science (myfusimotors.com)
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