Martin Luther King was assassinated 55 years ago today 🕊️
I Have A Dream’ speech
demanding an end to racism in America. Made from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during 1963’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, to an audience of over 250,000 civil rights supporters, the speech was one of the most pivotal moments of the American Civil Rights Movement. It was towards the end of his gripping oration that King decided to deviate from his prepared text and deliver the passionate, partly improvised peroration listing his now-iconic set of dreams for the republic. The impact of this was earth-shattering – as Jon Meacham writes, “With a single phrase, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who’ve shaped modern America.
“I still have a dream, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream – one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, ‘We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.’”“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools”“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable...
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