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Today, 19 January 2015
marks the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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Today, across the United States
the preeminent American civil rights leader
of non-violence means for social change-
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
is honoured for giving his life breath to the cause
of equal rights and equal recognition.
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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
28 August 1963,
Dr. King delivered his stirring I Have a Dream speech.
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(image from mirror.co.uk):
I Have a Dream
28 August 1963
Over a quarter of a million people were in attendance
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The speech was the climactic point of
the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
The March on Washington was organised to support then U. S. President
John F. Kennedy’s efforts for Congressional passage of civil rights legislation.
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The I Have a Dream speech
is lauded as one of the greatest works of oratory delivered in the 20th century:
emotive rhetoric, poignant phraseology, a rallying cry.
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(image from pbs.org):
I Have a Dream
Dr. King at the podium
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Dr. King’s pacifist beliefs, eloquence, poise and steadfast calm
in the face of growing danger towards his physical person-
gained him world-wide attention and admiration.
In 1964, he became the youngest recipient of the Noble Peace Prize.
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(image from abcnews. org):
I Have a Dream
Dr. King acknowledges the crowd
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The sentiment of the I Have a Dream speech is a plea for the basic tenets
of a just existence for all.
(excerpt of the I Have a Dream speech)
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” 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 a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four 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.”
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When he had concluded, Dr. King handed the original typewritten speech
to George Raveling, then a Villanova University student and all-American
basketball player.
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Mr. Raveling, now 77 years old, still has the three page speech.
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I Have A Dream
Delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
28 August 1963
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