Martin Luther King jr
Before you read any further I want you to think about what this quote means to you. What about MLK’s speech speaks to you? How much of the speech do you really know? or do you only know what has been passed down, through this story or that? What is the next line after “I have a dream…?”
Well that is a trick question, as he started many paragraphs of his speech with the line “I have a dream…”. He had many dreams for the American nation, and the rest of the world. The sad thing… many of his dreams have not come to fruition. In fact, I could say that MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is just as relevant today as it was in 1963, and how sad is that!!!????!?!?!? He speaks specifically of Negros (and a lot is still true), but the word negro could be replaced with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). How sad is that? We, as a world, have let MLK down. I believe it is time to step up.
As I have done in the past, I have included the entire ‘quote’. In this case the whole speech through the link below. It is too long to add directly into this blog. It is worth the read, and may I suggest that you read it when you have time to ponder the importance of what was said and how it can still be true today.
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”
