Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream?

Today, I am very happy to join you in the largest free demonstration and assembly in the history of our country. 100 years ago, a great American signed the Emancipation Declaration, and today we are gathered in front of his statue. This solemn declaration, like the light of a lighthouse, brought hope to millions of black slaves who suffered in the unjust fire that destroyed their lives. It is like a happy dawn, ending the long night that binds the black people.

However, today, after 100 years, we must face up to the tragic fact that black people are not yet free. /kloc-today, 0/00 years later, under the shackles of apartheid and racial discrimination, the life of black people has been squeezed. /kloc-today, 0/00 years later, blacks still live on a poor island in a rich ocean. /kloc-today, 0/00 years later, the black people are still in the corner of American society and realize that they are exiles in their homeland. We are gathered here today to announce this appalling situation to the whole world.

In a sense, we are gathered in our capital today to demand the fulfillment of our commitments. When the founders of our country drafted the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they made a promise to every American, and they promised to give all people the inalienable rights to life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness.

As far as colored citizens are concerned, the United States has obviously failed to fulfill its promise. Instead of fulfilling this sacred obligation, the United States has given black people a bad check, marked "insufficient funds" and then returned it. But we don't believe that the bank of justice has gone bankrupt, and we don't believe that there are not enough reserves in the huge pool of opportunities in this country. So today we ask to cash a check-this check will give us precious freedom and justice protection.

We have also come to this holy place to remind America that this is a very urgent moment. Now is definitely not the time to talk about calm or taking gradual sedatives. Now is the time to realize the promise of democracy. It is time to climb the bright road of racial equality from the desolate and dark valley of apartheid, to open the door of opportunity to all children of God, and to save our country from the quicksand of racial inequality and put it on the rock of brotherhood.

If the United States ignores the urgency of time and underestimates the determination of blacks, it will be fatal to the United States. If the bright autumn of freedom and equality does not come, the heat of black anger will not pass. 1963 does not mean the end of the struggle, but the beginning. Some people hope that black people can be satisfied as long as they vent their anger; If the country is calm and unresponsive, these people will be disappointed. Without the basic rights of citizens, there can be no peace and tranquility in the United States. Before the day of justice comes, the whirlwind of rebellion will continue to shake the foundation of this country.

But for those who are waiting anxiously at the gate of the Palace of Justice, I have something to say. In the process of striving for legal status, we should not adopt the wrong method. We should not drink the wine of hostility and hatred to satisfy our desire for freedom. When fighting, we must always behave appropriately and observe discipline. We can't let our new protest turn into violence. We should constantly sublimate to the lofty realm of dealing with material forces with spiritual strength.

Now black society is full of great new fighting spirit, but we can't distrust all white people because of it. Because many of our white brothers have realized that their destiny is closely linked with ours, as evidenced by their participation in the parade and rally today. Their freedom is closely related to our freedom. We can't act alone.

When we take action, we must ensure progress. We can't go backwards. Now people who are enthusiastic about the civil rights movement are asked, "When will you be satisfied?"

We will never be satisfied as long as the black people are still persecuted by the police with indescribable cruelty.

As long as our tired bodies can't find motels beside highways and hotels in cities, we will never be satisfied.

As long as the basic activities of black people are only transferred from small slums where ethnic minorities live to large slums, we will never be satisfied.

As long as there is a black man in Mississippi who can't take part in the election, and as long as there is a black man in new york who thinks that voting is useless, we will never be satisfied.

Don't! We are not satisfied now and will not be satisfied in the future, unless justice and fairness are like the waves of rivers and seas, surging and rolling in.

It's not that I haven't noticed that some people attending today's rally are suffering from torture, some have just stepped out of small cells, and some have been madly persecuted in their places of residence because of their pursuit of freedom. They are teetering in the whirlwind of police brutality. You are a long-term victim of human suffering. Stick to it and firmly believe that it is a kind of atonement to endure the pain that you should not bear.

Let's go back to Mississippi, back to Alabama, back to South Carolina, back to Georgia, back to Louisiana, back to the slums and ethnic minority areas of our northern cities, knowing that this situation can and will change. Let's not fall into despair.

My friends, I tell you today that at this moment, despite all kinds of difficulties and setbacks, I still have a dream, which is deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day, this country will stand up and truly realize the true meaning of its founding creed: "We hold that truth speaks for itself and that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hill in Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners can sit down together and talk about brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day, even Mississippi, where justice is hidden and oppression is rampant, will become an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that one day my four children will judge their life in the countryside not by the color of their skin, but by their character.

Today, I have a dream. I have a dream that one day, Alabama will be changed. Although the governor of Alabama is still full of objections and objections to federal laws, one day, black boys and girls there will be able to go hand in hand with white boys and girls.

Today, I have a dream.

I have a dream that one day, the valley will rise and the mountains will fall; The bumpy road is smooth, and the light is exposed, shining all over the world.

This is our hope. I returned to the south with this belief. With this belief, we can hew out a stone of hope from the mountain of despair. With this belief, we can turn the harsh quarrel in this country into a beautiful symphony full of brotherhood.

With this belief, we can work together, pray together, fight together, go to jail together and safeguard freedom together; Because we know that one day, we will be free.

On the day when freedom comes, all the children of God will sing this song with a new meaning: "My motherland, beautiful king of thailand, I am song for you. You are the place where your father died. You are the pride of the original immigrants. Let freedom ring from every mountainside. "

If America is to be a great country, this dream must come true!

Let freedom ring from the mountains of New Hampshire!

Let freedom ring from the mountains of new york!

Let freedom ring from Allegheny Mountain in Pennsylvania!

Let freedom ring from the snow-covered Rockies in Colorado!

Let freedom ring from the winding peaks of California!

Not only that, but let freedom ring from the stone ridges of Georgia!

Let freedom ring from lookout mountain in Tennessee!

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi

Let freedom ring from every hillside!

When we let freedom ring from every village, every state and every city, we can speed up the arrival of this day. At that time, all the children of God, black and white, Jews and Gentiles, Christians and Catholics, will join hands to sing an old black soul song: "Freedom! Free! Thanks to Almighty God, we are finally free! "

Today, I am very happy to join you in this activity that will go down in history as the greatest freedom demonstration in the history of our country.

One hundred years ago, a great American signed the Emancipation Declaration, and today we stand under his symbolic figure. This great decree is like a huge beacon, bringing hope to millions of black slaves who are suffering in the flames of devastating injustice. It came like a happy dawn, ending their long night in captivity.

But a hundred years later, black people are still not free. One hundred years later, the life of black people is still hampered by the chains of apartheid and discrimination. One hundred years later, black people live on an island of poverty in the sea of Wang Yang, where the material is prosperous. One hundred years later, black people are still suffering in the corner of American society and find themselves exiles in their own land. Therefore, we are here today to make this shameful situation public.

In a sense, we came to the capital of our country to cash a check. When the founders of our Republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they signed a promissory note that every American would inherit. This note is a promise that all people, yes, blacks and whites, will be guaranteed "inalienable rights" of "life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness." It is obvious today that the United States has defaulted on this promissory note as far as its colored citizens are concerned. Instead of fulfilling this sacred obligation, the United States gave the black people a bad check, which was returned with the words "insufficient funds".

But we refuse to believe that Justice Bank has gone bankrupt. We don't believe that this country's huge treasure trove of opportunities will be underfunded. Therefore, let's cash this check, which will give us the wealth of freedom and the guarantee of justice when we demand it.

We have come to this sacred place to remind America that this is a very urgent moment. Now is not the time to enjoy calmness or take progressive sedatives. Now is the time to honor the promise of democracy. It's time to move from the dark and desolate valley of apartheid to a racially just sunshine avenue. It is time to lift our country from the quicksand of racial injustice to the rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to achieve justice for all God's children.

Ignoring the urgency of this moment will be fatal to the country. This sultry summer of black people's legal dissatisfaction will not pass until the exciting autumn of freedom and equality comes. 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that black people need to vent and will be satisfied now will suddenly wake up if the country returns to business as usual. There will be neither peace nor peace in the United States until the black people are granted civil rights. Reverend Oort's whirlwind will continue to shake the foundation of our country until the glorious day of justice comes.

However, I must say something to the people standing on the warm threshold leading to the hall of justice: we must not make mistakes in the process of striving for our due position. Let's not try to satisfy our desire for freedom by drinking the cup of pain and hatred. We must always struggle at the height of dignity and discipline. We must not let our creative protests turn into violence. Time and time again, we must rise to the lofty height of fighting against physical strength with soul strength.

The new extraordinary fighting spirit sweeping across the black society should not lead us to distrust all white people, because many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their attendance at the meeting today, have realized that their fate is closely related to ours. They gradually realized that their freedom is inseparable from ours.

We can't go alone.

When we walk, we must ensure that we will move forward forever.

We can't turn back.

Someone is asking the supporters of the civil rights movement: "When will you be satisfied?" We will never be satisfied as long as black people are victims of unspeakable horror of police brutality. We will never be satisfied as long as our tired bodies can't find accommodation in motels beside the highway and hotels in the city. As long as the basic mobility of black people is from a smaller slum to a larger slum, we will not be satisfied. We will never be satisfied as long as our children are deprived of their self and dignity by signs that say "For White People Only". We will never be satisfied as long as a black man in Mississippi can't vote and a black man in new york thinks he has nothing to vote for. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like water, and justice is like a powerful river."

It's not that I haven't noticed that some of you have come here after great trials and tribulations. Some of you have just come out of narrow cells. Some of you come from areas that have been hit by persecution storms and police brutality in pursuit of freedom. You are an old hand at creative pain. Continue to work with the belief that unearned suffering is salvation. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ethnic minority areas of our northern cities, knowing that this situation can and will change.

My friends, today I want to tell you, let's not wallow in the valley of despair.

Therefore, even though we are facing difficulties today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. This is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day, this country will rise up and realize the true meaning of its founding creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, and all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hill in Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together and share brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day, even Mississippi, a state with a heat wave of injustice and oppression, will become an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that one day my four children will live in a country where they will be judged not by the color of their skin but by their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day in Alabama, despite the vicious racists and the governor's words of "no" and "abolish", one day in Alabama, black boys and girls will be able to join hands with white boys and girls as brothers and sisters.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley will be promoted.