Dreams are dreams... but Dr. King´s one became real. Everything began in the late golden ´50s when Martin Luther King and a group of AfricanAmerican people decided to stop white-supremacy in USA. Since then, they fought hard against racial discrimination and for their civil rights. After many difficulties and achievements he called for a march to Washington and delivered his famous speech “I have a dream” considered as the turning point of the fight.
One summer day in 1963 King´s words of hope and encouragement echoed stronger than ever. They had the aim to support the proposed civil rights legislation through a series of non-violent actions. Therefore, while claiming dignity and discipline, he asked his people to be creative during protests by avoiding the use of physical violence. What is more, he explained that white people were not the enemy –in fact many of them were taking part of the march.
It was very clear for King that the American Dream had left black people appart. The rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the Negro community had been systematically violated throughout two centuries. Thus, since he considered the Nation owed them those rights, King asked for “the cash of their check”. In King´s words both the USA Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were supposed to guarantee such inalienable rights for everyone for human beings are created equal by God. However, the Negroes were not free.
In spite of many frustrations and triumphs King´s speech displayed faithfully the spirit of black people fighting. It was a glorious day, a moment of hope for justice, brotherhood between black and white people, and peace for everyone. And as if he were foreseeing the future, it was “a beginning, not an end”.
Lorna
Nationalities
1 year ago
I really admire and love King's contribution to History. I think Martin Luther King's words at the beginning of his speech: 'I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation' marked the beginning of a great positive transition for the resigned black people who up to that moment were oppressed, and not considered as human being during many years.
ReplyDeleteKing's speech was taken with hope for his audience. King's words were moving since he depicted that even in the Declaration of Independendence and in the Constitution, politics had written a promissory note by which all men would be equal, that all men would enjoy 'Unalienable Rights' of 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit oh Happines' and that all promises were not carried out for the benefit of black people.
I deeply agree with Lorna in her words about the way by which King asked his people to avoid violence in their protests. In addition there were many white people who took part in marchs because they joined black people cause.
Finally, while reading Lorna's analysis and King's speech I feel a bit impressed reading the words 'black' people and 'white' people and I feel surprised because there have been only disdain and segregation in human beings throught history.
Angels
I suppose that the praiseworthy strength that Martin Luther King had is a distinctive quality of the great men within the history.He represented a minority,guiding the black people to a never-ending fight for a racial equality recognition that unfortunately lasts up to now.His policy of non-violence method was a highly innovative way of struggle.We have to remember that many of the abuses of which blacks were victims were due to the political system prevailing during that times,and this attitude led him to die in the hands of the heartless and prejudiced people.In fact that unfair death ended up becoming him an icon of minorities ,particularly black people discrimination.
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People who think they can and people who think they can not, both are right. Martin Luther King, showed us that when you do believe in your dreams and put your words into action all of them become true. So, do not betray yourself, keep trying no matter what happens. People who made it never stoped.
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