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=== &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King jr. ===
 
*Good to use on MLK Day Raid.
 
*Good to use on MLK Day Raid.
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*The familiar "I have a dream" part of the speech starts about two-thirds through it.
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*The familiar &quot;I have a dream&quot; part of the speech starts about two-thirds through it.
 
   
 
   
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I am happy to join with you today, <br>
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I am happy to join with you today, &lt;br&gt;
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in what will go down in history as <br>
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in what will go down in history as &lt;br&gt;
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the greatest demonstration for freedom <br>
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the greatest demonstration for freedom &lt;br&gt;
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in the history of our nation. <br>
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in the history of our nation. &lt;br&gt;
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Five score years ago, <br>
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Five score years ago, &lt;br&gt;
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a great American, <br>
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a great American, &lt;br&gt;
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in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, <br>
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in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, &lt;br&gt;
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signed the Emancipation Proclamation. <br>
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signed the Emancipation Proclamation. &lt;br&gt;
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This momentous decree came as <br>
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This momentous decree came as &lt;br&gt;
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a great beacon light of hope <br>
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a great beacon light of hope &lt;br&gt;
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to millions of Negro slaves <br>
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to millions of Negro slaves &lt;br&gt;
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who had been seared in the flames of <br>
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who had been seared in the flames of &lt;br&gt;
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withering injustice. <br>
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withering injustice. &lt;br&gt;
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It came as a joyous daybreak <br>
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It came as a joyous daybreak &lt;br&gt;
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to end the long night of their captivity. <br>
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to end the long night of their captivity. &lt;br&gt;
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But one hundred years later, <br>
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But one hundred years later, &lt;br&gt;
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the Negro still is not free. <br>
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the Negro still is not free. &lt;br&gt;
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One hundred years later, <br>
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One hundred years later, &lt;br&gt;
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the life of the Negro is still sadly <br>
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the life of the Negro is still sadly &lt;br&gt;
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crippled by the manacles of segregation <br>
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crippled by the manacles of segregation &lt;br&gt;
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and the chains of discrimination. <br>
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and the chains of discrimination. &lt;br&gt;
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One hundred years later, <br>
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One hundred years later, &lt;br&gt;
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the Negro lives on a lonely island <br>
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the Negro lives on a lonely island &lt;br&gt;
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of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean <br>
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of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean &lt;br&gt;
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of material prosperity. <br>
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of material prosperity. &lt;br&gt;
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One hundred years later, <br>
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One hundred years later, &lt;br&gt;
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the Negro is still languished <br>
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the Negro is still languished &lt;br&gt;
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in the corners of American society <br>
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in the corners of American society &lt;br&gt;
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and finds himself an exile in his own land. <br>
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and finds himself an exile in his own land. &lt;br&gt;
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And so we've come here today to <br>
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And so we've come here today to &lt;br&gt;
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dramatize a shameful condition. <br>
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dramatize a shameful condition. &lt;br&gt;
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In a sense we've come to our <br>
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In a sense we've come to our &lt;br&gt;
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nation's capital to cash a check. <br>
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nation's capital to cash a check. &lt;br&gt;
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When the architects of our republic <br>
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When the architects of our republic &lt;br&gt;
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wrote the magnificent words of the <br>
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wrote the magnificent words of the &lt;br&gt;
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Constitution and the <br>
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Constitution and the &lt;br&gt;
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Declaration of Independence, <br>
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Declaration of Independence, &lt;br&gt;
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they were signing a promissory note <br>
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they were signing a promissory note &lt;br&gt;
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to which every American was to fall heir. <br>
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to which every American was to fall heir. &lt;br&gt;
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This note was a promise that all men, <br>
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This note was a promise that all men, &lt;br&gt;
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yes, black men as well as white men, <br>
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yes, black men as well as white men, &lt;br&gt;
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would be guaranteed the <br>
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would be guaranteed the &lt;br&gt;
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"unalienable Rights" of <br>
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&quot;unalienable Rights&quot; of &lt;br&gt;
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"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." <br>
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&quot;Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
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It is obvious today that America has <br>
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It is obvious today that America has &lt;br&gt;
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defaulted on this promissory note, <br>
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defaulted on this promissory note, &lt;br&gt;
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insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. <br>
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insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. &lt;br&gt;
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Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, <br>
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Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, &lt;br&gt;
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America has given the Negro people <br>
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America has given the Negro people &lt;br&gt;
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a bad check, a check which has <br>
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a bad check, a check which has &lt;br&gt;
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come back marked "insufficient funds." <br>
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come back marked &quot;insufficient funds.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
  
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But we refuse to believe that <br>
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But we refuse to believe that &lt;br&gt;
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the bank of justice is bankrupt. <br>
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the bank of justice is bankrupt. &lt;br&gt;
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We refuse to believe that there <br>
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We refuse to believe that there &lt;br&gt;
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are insufficient funds in the great vaults <br>
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are insufficient funds in the great vaults &lt;br&gt;
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of opportunity of this nation. <br>
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of opportunity of this nation. &lt;br&gt;
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And so, we've come to cash this check, <br>
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And so, we've come to cash this check, &lt;br&gt;
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a check that will give us upon <br>
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a check that will give us upon &lt;br&gt;
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demand the riches of freedom, <br>
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demand the riches of freedom, &lt;br&gt;
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and the security of justice. <br>
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and the security of justice. &lt;br&gt;
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We have also come to this hallowed spot <br>
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We have also come to this hallowed spot &lt;br&gt;
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to remind America of the fierce <br>
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to remind America of the fierce &lt;br&gt;
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urgency of Now. This is no time to engage <br>
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urgency of Now. This is no time to engage &lt;br&gt;
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in the luxury of cooling off or to take the <br>
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in the luxury of cooling off or to take the &lt;br&gt;
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tranquilizing drrug of gradualism. <br>
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tranquilizing drrug of gradualism. &lt;br&gt;
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Now is the time to make real the <br>
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Now is the time to make real the &lt;br&gt;
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promises of democracy. <br>
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promises of democracy. &lt;br&gt;
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Now is the time to rise from the dark <br>
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Now is the time to rise from the dark &lt;br&gt;
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and desolate valley of segregation <br>
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and desolate valley of segregation &lt;br&gt;
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to the sunlit path of racial justice. <br>
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to the sunlit path of racial justice. &lt;br&gt;
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Now is the time, <br>
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Now is the time, &lt;br&gt;
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to lift our nation from the quicksands <br>
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to lift our nation from the quicksands &lt;br&gt;
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of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. <br>
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of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. &lt;br&gt;
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Now is the time to make justice a reality <br>
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Now is the time to make justice a reality &lt;br&gt;
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for all of God's children. <br>
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for all of God's children. &lt;br&gt;
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It would be fatal for the nation to overlook <br>
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It would be fatal for the nation to overlook &lt;br&gt;
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the urgency of the moment. <br>
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the urgency of the moment. &lt;br&gt;
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This sweltering summer of the Negro's <br>
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This sweltering summer of the Negro's &lt;br&gt;
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legitimate discontent will not pass until <br>
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legitimate discontent will not pass until &lt;br&gt;
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there is an invigorating autumn of <br>
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there is an invigorating autumn of &lt;br&gt;
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freedom and equality. <br>
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freedom and equality. &lt;br&gt;
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Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, <br>
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Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, &lt;br&gt;
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but a beginning. <br>
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but a beginning. &lt;br&gt;
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And those who hope that the Negro <br>
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And those who hope that the Negro &lt;br&gt;
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needed to blow off steam and will now <br>
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needed to blow off steam and will now &lt;br&gt;
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be content will have a rude awakening <br>
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be content will have a rude awakening &lt;br&gt;
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if the nation returns to business as usual. <br>
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if the nation returns to business as usual. &lt;br&gt;
  
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And there will be neither rest nor <br>
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And there will be neither rest nor &lt;br&gt;
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tranquility in America until the Negro <br>
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tranquility in America until the Negro &lt;br&gt;
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is granted his citizenship rights. <br>
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is granted his citizenship rights. &lt;br&gt;
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The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to <br>
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The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to &lt;br&gt;
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shake the foundations of our nation, <br>
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shake the foundations of our nation, &lt;br&gt;
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until the bright day of justice emerges. <br>
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until the bright day of justice emerges. &lt;br&gt;
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But there is something that I must say <br>
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But there is something that I must say &lt;br&gt;
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to my people, who stand on the warm <br>
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to my people, who stand on the warm &lt;br&gt;
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threshold which leads into the palace of justice: <br>
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threshold which leads into the palace of justice: &lt;br&gt;
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In the process of gaining our rightful place, <br>
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In the process of gaining our rightful place, &lt;br&gt;
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we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. <br>
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we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. &lt;br&gt;
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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst <br>
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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst &lt;br&gt;
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for freedom by drinking from the cup <br>
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for freedom by drinking from the cup &lt;br&gt;
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of bitterness and hatred. <br>
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of bitterness and hatred. &lt;br&gt;
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We must forever conduct our struggle <br>
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We must forever conduct our struggle &lt;br&gt;
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on the high plane of dignity and discipline. <br>
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on the high plane of dignity and discipline. &lt;br&gt;
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We must not allow our creative protest <br>
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We must not allow our creative protest &lt;br&gt;
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to degenerate into physical violence. <br>
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to degenerate into physical violence. &lt;br&gt;
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Again and again, <br>
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Again and again, &lt;br&gt;
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we must rise to the majestic heights <br>
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we must rise to the majestic heights &lt;br&gt;
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of meeting physical force with soul force. <br>
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of meeting physical force with soul force. &lt;br&gt;
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The marvelous new militancy which has <br>
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The marvelous new militancy which has &lt;br&gt;
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engulfed the Negro community, <br>
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engulfed the Negro community, &lt;br&gt;
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must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, <br>
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must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, &lt;br&gt;
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for many of our white brothers, <br>
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for many of our white brothers, &lt;br&gt;
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as evidenced by their presence here today, <br>
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as evidenced by their presence here today, &lt;br&gt;
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have come to realize that their destiny is <br>
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have come to realize that their destiny is &lt;br&gt;
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tied up with our destiny! <br>
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tied up with our destiny! &lt;br&gt;
  
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They have come to realize that <br>
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They have come to realize that &lt;br&gt;
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their freedom is inextricably <br>
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their freedom is inextricably &lt;br&gt;
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bound to our freedom.  <br>
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bound to our freedom.  &lt;br&gt;
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We cannot walk alone. <br>
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We cannot walk alone. &lt;br&gt;
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And as we walk, <br>
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And as we walk, &lt;br&gt;
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we must make the pledge that <br>
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we must make the pledge that &lt;br&gt;
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we shall always march ahead. <br>
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we shall always march ahead. &lt;br&gt;
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We cannot turn back. <br>
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We cannot turn back. &lt;br&gt;
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There are those who are asking <br>
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There are those who are asking &lt;br&gt;
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the devotees of civil rights, <br>
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the devotees of civil rights, &lt;br&gt;
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"When will you be satisfied?" <br>
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&quot;When will you be satisfied?&quot; &lt;br&gt;
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We can never be satisfied as long <br>
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We can never be satisfied as long &lt;br&gt;
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as the Negro is the victim of the <br>
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as the Negro is the victim of the &lt;br&gt;
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unspeakable horrors of police brutality. <br>
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unspeakable horrors of police brutality. &lt;br&gt;
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We can never be satisfied, <br>
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We can never be satisfied, &lt;br&gt;
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as long as our bodies, <br>
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as long as our bodies, &lt;br&gt;
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heavy with the fatigue of travel, <br>
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heavy with the fatigue of travel, &lt;br&gt;
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cannot gain lodging in the motels of the <br>
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cannot gain lodging in the motels of the &lt;br&gt;
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highways and the hotels of the cities. <br>
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highways and the hotels of the cities. &lt;br&gt;
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We cannot be satisfied as long as the <br>
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We cannot be satisfied as long as the &lt;br&gt;
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Negro’s basic mobility is from a <br>
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Negro’s basic mobility is from a &lt;br&gt;
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smaller ghetto to a larger one. <br>
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smaller ghetto to a larger one. &lt;br&gt;
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We can never be satisfied as long <br>
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We can never be satisfied as long &lt;br&gt;
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as our children are stripped of their <br>
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as our children are stripped of their &lt;br&gt;
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self-hood and robbed of their dignity <br>
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self-hood and robbed of their dignity &lt;br&gt;
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by a sign stating: <br>
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by a sign stating: &lt;br&gt;
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"For Whites Only." <br>
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&quot;For Whites Only.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
 
   
 
   
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We cannot be satisfied as long as a <br>
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We cannot be satisfied as long as a &lt;br&gt;
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Negro in Mississippi cannot vote <br>
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Negro in Mississippi cannot vote &lt;br&gt;
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and a Negro in New York believes <br>
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and a Negro in New York believes &lt;br&gt;
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he has nothing for which to vote. <br>
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he has nothing for which to vote. &lt;br&gt;
 
   
 
   
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No, no, we are not satisfied, <br>
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No, no, we are not satisfied, &lt;br&gt;
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and we will not be satisfied until <br>
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and we will not be satisfied until &lt;br&gt;
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"justice rolls down like waters, <br>
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&quot;justice rolls down like waters, &lt;br&gt;
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and righteousness like a mighty stream." <br>
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and righteousness like a mighty stream.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
 
   
 
   
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I am not unmindful that some of you <br>
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I am not unmindful that some of you &lt;br&gt;
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have come here out of great trials and <br>
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have come here out of great trials and &lt;br&gt;
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tribulations. Some of you have come fresh <br>
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tribulations. Some of you have come fresh &lt;br&gt;
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from narrow jail cells. <br>
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from narrow jail cells. &lt;br&gt;
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And some of you have come from <br>
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And some of you have come from &lt;br&gt;
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areas where your quest - <br>
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areas where your quest - &lt;br&gt;
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quest for freedom, left you battered by <br>
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quest for freedom, left you battered by &lt;br&gt;
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the storms of persecution, and staggered <br>
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the storms of persecution, and staggered &lt;br&gt;
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by the winds of police brutality. <br>
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by the winds of police brutality. &lt;br&gt;
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You have been the veterans of creative suffering. <br>
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You have been the veterans of creative suffering. &lt;br&gt;
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Continue to work with the faith that <br>
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Continue to work with the faith that &lt;br&gt;
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unearned suffering is redemptive. <br>
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unearned suffering is redemptive. &lt;br&gt;
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Go back to Mississippi, <br>
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Go back to Mississippi, &lt;br&gt;
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go back to Alabama, <br>
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go back to Alabama, &lt;br&gt;
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go back to South Carolina, <br>
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go back to South Carolina, &lt;br&gt;
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go back to Georgia, <br>
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go back to Georgia, &lt;br&gt;
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go back to Louisiana, <br>
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go back to Louisiana, &lt;br&gt;
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go back to the slums and <br>
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go back to the slums and &lt;br&gt;
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ghettos of our northern cities, <br>
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ghettos of our northern cities, &lt;br&gt;
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knowing that somehow this situation <br>
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knowing that somehow this situation &lt;br&gt;
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can and will be changed.  <br>
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can and will be changed.  &lt;br&gt;
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Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, <br>
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Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, &lt;br&gt;
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I say to you today, my friends. <br>
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I say to you today, my friends. &lt;br&gt;
 
   
 
   
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And so even though we face the <br>
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And so even though we face the &lt;br&gt;
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difficulties of today and tomorrow, <br>
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difficulties of today and tomorrow, &lt;br&gt;
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I still have a dream. <br>
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I still have a dream. &lt;br&gt;
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It is a dream deeply roooted in the American dream. <br>
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It is a dream deeply roooted in the American dream. &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream that one day this nation <br>
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I have a dream that one day this nation &lt;br&gt;
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will rise up and live out the true meaning <br>
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will rise up and live out the true meaning &lt;br&gt;
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of its creed: <br>
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of its creed: &lt;br&gt;
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, <br>
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&quot;We hold these truths to be self-evident, &lt;br&gt;
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that all men are created equal." <br>
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that all men are created equal.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream <br>
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I have a dream &lt;br&gt;
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that one day on the red hills of Georgia, <br>
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that one day on the red hills of Georgia, &lt;br&gt;
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the sons of former slaves and the sons <br>
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the sons of former slaves and the sons &lt;br&gt;
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of former slave owners will be able to sit <br>
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of former slave owners will be able to sit &lt;br&gt;
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down together at the table of brotherhood. <br>
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down together at the table of brotherhood. &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream <br>
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I have a dream &lt;br&gt;
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that one day even the state of Mississippi, <br>
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that one day even the state of Mississippi, &lt;br&gt;
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a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, <br>
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a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, &lt;br&gt;
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sweltering with the heat of oppression, <br>
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sweltering with the heat of oppression, &lt;br&gt;
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will be transformed into an oasis of <br>
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will be transformed into an oasis of &lt;br&gt;
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freedom and justice. <br>
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freedom and justice. &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream <br>
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I have a dream &lt;br&gt;
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that my four little children will one day <br>
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that my four little children will one day &lt;br&gt;
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live in a nation where they <br>
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live in a nation where they &lt;br&gt;
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will not be judged by the color of their skin, <br>
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will not be judged by the color of their skin, &lt;br&gt;
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but by the content of their character.  <br>
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but by the content of their character.  &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream today! <br>
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I have a dream today! &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream <br>
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I have a dream &lt;br&gt;
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that one day, down in Alabama, <br>
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that one day, down in Alabama, &lt;br&gt;
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with its vicious racists, <br>
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with its vicious racists, &lt;br&gt;
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with its governor having his lips <br>
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with its governor having his lips &lt;br&gt;
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dripping with the words of <br>
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dripping with the words of &lt;br&gt;
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"interposition" and "nullification" - <br>
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&quot;interposition&quot; and &quot;nullification&quot; - &lt;br&gt;
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one day right there in Alabama <br>
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one day right there in Alabama &lt;br&gt;
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little black boys and black girls will be able <br>
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little black boys and black girls will be able &lt;br&gt;
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to join hands with little white boys and <br>
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to join hands with little white boys and &lt;br&gt;
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white girls as sisters and brothers. <br>
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white girls as sisters and brothers. &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream today! <br>
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I have a dream today! &lt;br&gt;
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I have a dream <br>
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I have a dream &lt;br&gt;
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that one day every valley shall be exalted, <br>
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that one day every valley shall be exalted, &lt;br&gt;
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and every hill and mountain shall be made low, <br>
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and every hill and mountain shall be made low, &lt;br&gt;
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the rough places will be made plain, <br>
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the rough places will be made plain, &lt;br&gt;
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and the crooked places will be made straight; <br>
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and the crooked places will be made straight; &lt;br&gt;
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"and the glory of the Lord shall be <br>
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&quot;and the glory of the Lord shall be &lt;br&gt;
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revealed and all flesh shall see it together." <br>
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revealed and all flesh shall see it together.&quot; &lt;br&gt;
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This is our hope, <br>
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This is our hope, &lt;br&gt;
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and this is the faith that I <br>
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and this is the faith that I &lt;br&gt;
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go back to the South with. <br>
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go back to the South with. &lt;br&gt;
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With this faith, we will be able to hew out <br>
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With this faith, we will be able to hew out &lt;br&gt;
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of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. &lt;br&gt;
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we will be able to transform the jangling <br>
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we will be able to transform the jangling &lt;br&gt;
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discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. <br>
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discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. &lt;br&gt;
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we will be able to work together, &lt;br&gt;
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to pray together, to struggle together, <br>
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to pray together, to struggle together, &lt;br&gt;
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to go to jail together, <br>
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to go to jail together, &lt;br&gt;
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to stand up for freedom together, <br>
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to stand up for freedom together, &lt;br&gt;
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knowing that we will be free one day. <br>
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knowing that we will be free one day. &lt;br&gt;
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And this will be the day - <br>
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And this will be the day - &lt;br&gt;
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this will be the day when all of <br>
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this will be the day when all of &lt;br&gt;
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God's children will be able to <br>
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God's children will be able to &lt;br&gt;
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sing with new meaning: <br>
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My country 'tis of thee, <br>
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sweet land of liberty, <br>
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sweet land of liberty, &lt;br&gt;
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of thee I sing.  <br>
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Land where my fathers died, <br>
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land of the Pilgrim's pride,  <br>
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From every mountainside, let freedom ring! <br>
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the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. <br>
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mighty mountains of New York. <br>
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heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. <br>
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heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. &lt;br&gt;
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the curvaceous slopes of California. &lt;br&gt;
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Stone Mountain of Georgia. <br>
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Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. <br>
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and molehill of Mississippi. <br>
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when we let it ring from every village and <br>
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every hamlet, from every state and every city, <br>
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every hamlet, from every state and every city, &lt;br&gt;
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we will be able to speed up that day when <br>
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all of God's children, <br>
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all of God's children, &lt;br&gt;
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black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, <br>
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black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, &lt;br&gt;
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Protestants and Catholics, <br>
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will be able to join hands and sing in the words <br>
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will be able to join hands and sing in the words &lt;br&gt;
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of the old Negro spiritual: <br>
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Free at last! Free at last! <br>
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Free at last! Free at last! &lt;br&gt;
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Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! <br>
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Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! &lt;br&gt;
  
  
 
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"I Have a Dream" Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King jr.

  • Good to use on MLK Day Raid.
  • The familiar "I have a dream" part of the speech starts about two-thirds through it.

I am happy to join with you today, <br> in what will go down in history as <br> the greatest demonstration for freedom <br> in the history of our nation. <br> Five score years ago, <br> a great American, <br> in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, <br> signed the Emancipation Proclamation. <br> This momentous decree came as <br> a great beacon light of hope <br> to millions of Negro slaves <br> who had been seared in the flames of <br> withering injustice. <br> It came as a joyous daybreak <br> to end the long night of their captivity. <br> But one hundred years later, <br> the Negro still is not free. <br> One hundred years later, <br> the life of the Negro is still sadly <br> crippled by the manacles of segregation <br> and the chains of discrimination. <br> One hundred years later, <br> the Negro lives on a lonely island <br> of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean <br> of material prosperity. <br> One hundred years later, <br> the Negro is still languished <br> in the corners of American society <br> and finds himself an exile in his own land. <br> And so we've come here today to <br> dramatize a shameful condition. <br> In a sense we've come to our <br> nation's capital to cash a check. <br> When the architects of our republic <br> wrote the magnificent words of the <br> Constitution and the <br> Declaration of Independence, <br> they were signing a promissory note <br> to which every American was to fall heir. <br> This note was a promise that all men, <br> yes, black men as well as white men, <br> would be guaranteed the <br> "unalienable Rights" of <br> "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." <br> It is obvious today that America has <br> defaulted on this promissory note, <br> insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. <br> Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, <br> America has given the Negro people <br> a bad check, a check which has <br> come back marked "insufficient funds." <br>

But we refuse to believe that <br> the bank of justice is bankrupt. <br> We refuse to believe that there <br> are insufficient funds in the great vaults <br> of opportunity of this nation. <br> And so, we've come to cash this check, <br> a check that will give us upon <br> demand the riches of freedom, <br> and the security of justice. <br> We have also come to this hallowed spot <br> to remind America of the fierce <br> urgency of Now. This is no time to engage <br> in the luxury of cooling off or to take the <br> tranquilizing drrug of gradualism. <br> Now is the time to make real the <br> promises of democracy. <br> Now is the time to rise from the dark <br> and desolate valley of segregation <br> to the sunlit path of racial justice. <br> Now is the time, <br> to lift our nation from the quicksands <br> of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. <br> Now is the time to make justice a reality <br> for all of God's children. <br> It would be fatal for the nation to overlook <br> the urgency of the moment. <br> This sweltering summer of the Negro's <br> legitimate discontent will not pass until <br> there is an invigorating autumn of <br> freedom and equality. <br> Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, <br> but a beginning. <br> And those who hope that the Negro <br> needed to blow off steam and will now <br> be content will have a rude awakening <br> if the nation returns to business as usual. <br>

And there will be neither rest nor <br> tranquility in America until the Negro <br> is granted his citizenship rights. <br> The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to <br> shake the foundations of our nation, <br> until the bright day of justice emerges. <br> But there is something that I must say <br> to my people, who stand on the warm <br> threshold which leads into the palace of justice: <br> In the process of gaining our rightful place, <br> we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. <br> Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst <br> for freedom by drinking from the cup <br> of bitterness and hatred. <br> We must forever conduct our struggle <br> on the high plane of dignity and discipline. <br> We must not allow our creative protest <br> to degenerate into physical violence. <br> Again and again, <br> we must rise to the majestic heights <br> of meeting physical force with soul force. <br> The marvelous new militancy which has <br> engulfed the Negro community, <br> must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, <br> for many of our white brothers, <br> as evidenced by their presence here today, <br> have come to realize that their destiny is <br> tied up with our destiny! <br>

They have come to realize that <br> their freedom is inextricably <br> bound to our freedom. <br> We cannot walk alone. <br> And as we walk, <br> we must make the pledge that <br> we shall always march ahead. <br> We cannot turn back. <br> There are those who are asking <br> the devotees of civil rights, <br> "When will you be satisfied?" <br> We can never be satisfied as long <br> as the Negro is the victim of the <br> unspeakable horrors of police brutality. <br> We can never be satisfied, <br> as long as our bodies, <br> heavy with the fatigue of travel, <br> cannot gain lodging in the motels of the <br> highways and the hotels of the cities. <br> We cannot be satisfied as long as the <br> Negro’s basic mobility is from a <br> smaller ghetto to a larger one. <br> We can never be satisfied as long <br> as our children are stripped of their <br> self-hood and robbed of their dignity <br> by a sign stating: <br> "For Whites Only." <br>

We cannot be satisfied as long as a <br> Negro in Mississippi cannot vote <br> and a Negro in New York believes <br> he has nothing for which to vote. <br>

No, no, we are not satisfied, <br> and we will not be satisfied until <br> "justice rolls down like waters, <br> and righteousness like a mighty stream." <br>

I am not unmindful that some of you <br> have come here out of great trials and <br> tribulations. Some of you have come fresh <br> from narrow jail cells. <br> And some of you have come from <br> areas where your quest - <br> quest for freedom, left you battered by <br> the storms of persecution, and staggered <br> by the winds of police brutality. <br> You have been the veterans of creative suffering. <br> Continue to work with the faith that <br> unearned suffering is redemptive. <br> Go back to Mississippi, <br> go back to Alabama, <br> go back to South Carolina, <br> go back to Georgia, <br> go back to Louisiana, <br> go back to the slums and <br> ghettos of our northern cities, <br> knowing that somehow this situation <br> can and will be changed. <br> Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, <br> I say to you today, my friends. <br>

And so even though we face the <br> difficulties of today and tomorrow, <br> I still have a dream. <br> It is a dream deeply roooted in the American dream. <br> I have a dream that one day this nation <br> will rise up and live out the true meaning <br> of its creed: <br> "We hold these truths to be self-evident, <br> that all men are created equal." <br> I have a dream <br> that one day on the red hills of Georgia, <br> the sons of former slaves and the sons <br> of former slave owners will be able to sit <br> down together at the table of brotherhood. <br> I have a dream <br> that one day even the state of Mississippi, <br> a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, <br> sweltering with the heat of oppression, <br> will be transformed into an oasis of <br> freedom and justice. <br> I have a dream <br> that my four little children will one day <br> live in a nation where they <br> will not be judged by the color of their skin, <br> but by the content of their character. <br> I have a dream today! <br> I have a dream <br> that one day, down in Alabama, <br> with its vicious racists, <br> with its governor having his lips <br> dripping with the words of <br> "interposition" and "nullification" - <br> one day right there in Alabama <br> little black boys and black girls will be able <br> to join hands with little white boys and <br> white girls as sisters and brothers. <br> I have a dream today! <br> I have a dream <br> that one day every valley shall be exalted, <br> and every hill and mountain shall be made low, <br> the rough places will be made plain, <br> and the crooked places will be made straight; <br> "and the glory of the Lord shall be <br> revealed and all flesh shall see it together." <br> This is our hope, <br> and this is the faith that I <br> go back to the South with. <br> With this faith, we will be able to hew out <br> of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. <br> With this faith, <br> we will be able to transform the jangling <br> discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. <br> With this faith, <br> we will be able to work together, <br> to pray together, to struggle together, <br> to go to jail together, <br> to stand up for freedom together, <br> knowing that we will be free one day. <br> And this will be the day - <br> this will be the day when all of <br> God's children will be able to <br> sing with new meaning: <br> My country 'tis of thee, <br> sweet land of liberty, <br> of thee I sing. <br> Land where my fathers died, <br> land of the Pilgrim's pride, <br> From every mountainside, let freedom ring! <br> And if America is to be a great nation, <br> this must become true. <br> And so let freedom ring from <br> the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. <br> Let freedom ring from the <br> mighty mountains of New York. <br> Let freedom ring from the <br> heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. <br> Let freedom ring from the snow-capped <br> Rockies of Colorado. <br> Let freedom ring from <br> the curvaceous slopes of California. <br> But not only that: <br> Let freedom ring from <br> Stone Mountain of Georgia. <br> Let freedom ring from <br> Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. <br> Let freedom ring from every hill <br> and molehill of Mississippi. <br> From every mountainside, let freedom ring. <br> And when this happens, <br> when we allow freedom ring, <br> when we let it ring from every village and <br> every hamlet, from every state and every city, <br> we will be able to speed up that day when <br> all of God's children, <br> black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, <br> Protestants and Catholics, <br> will be able to join hands and sing in the words <br> of the old Negro spiritual: <br> Free at last! Free at last! <br> Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! <br>

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