I Have A Dream

Freedom:

the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

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 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 there 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!

Segment of Martin Luther Kings Freedom Speech http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

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Martin Luther King was a distinguished leader in the African American Civil rights movement, who fought for freedom for all, no matter what race and culture. In his time, discrimination was evident everywhere. African Americans had to sit at the back of the bus, sit in different areas of the cinema, swim in different pools, drink from different fountains, and attend separate schools from the Caucasians. The powerful white people thought they were above anyone with darker skin then their own, so they convinced others to not mix with them. Martin Luther King used all his power to challenge and put a stop to this disturbing time through encouraging African Americans to stand up for their rights such as boycotting buses, became an advocate for direct action nonviolent protests and made stirring speeches. Through this, times began to change. Some of the Caucasians couldn't accept change and assassinated him in fear of his growing influence. Even with him gone, his message lives on. It transcends time and culture because other minorities can look up to him and are inspired to fight for their own freedom. If he, one man,could make a difference then they can too. Freedom to the right of speech transcends all cultures and times, as demonstrated by Martin Luther King.