On 28 August 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of Lincloln Memorial in Washington, and shared his dream.
I have a dream, he said, that one day this nation will Rise Up to live out the true meaning of its creed.
I have a dream, he declared, that one day, 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, he shared, that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Let freedom ring, he cried, from every state and every city, from every hill and every moutainside.
And when we let freedom ring, he promised, all men will be united to sing:
"Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last"
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On 28 August 2008, on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. visionary speech, Barack Obama stood in Denver, in the Democratic Covention, and accepted his nomination as the democratic candidate for the president of USA.
In that historic day, in front of 80,000 people gathered from all over the state, and tens of millions following from across the US and the world, Obama announced: Enough! And he remembered the young preacher from Georgia, who stood before the Loncoln's Memorial in Wahshington the same day 45 years ago, and spoke of his dream.
He remembered how the young preacher reminded us all that our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dream can be one, that we cannot walk alone, and that as we walk, we must not turn back, and must make the the pledge that we shall always march ahead.
And Barack promissed, from Denver: No we won't turn back, no we won't walk alone, and we pledge once more, to march into the future.
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On 19 January 2009, in the federal holiday commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King, hundreds of thousands are gathering in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, to celebrate the King Day, and the King Dream.
And today, 20 January 2009, in front of millions and millions watching from across the four corners of the globe, from the Washington Capitol, overlooking the Lincoln Memorial, swearing on the Lincoln Bible, Obama will be sworn in as the President of the United States of America.
And the Dream comes true.
...
What a beautiful story.
Let's go back to 1963, and get a glimpse of Martin Luter King speech, "I have a dream".
I have a dream, he said, that one day this nation will Rise Up to live out the true meaning of its creed.
I have a dream, he declared, that one day, 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, he shared, that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Let freedom ring, he cried, from every state and every city, from every hill and every moutainside.
And when we let freedom ring, he promised, all men will be united to sing:
"Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last"
...
On 28 August 2008, on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. visionary speech, Barack Obama stood in Denver, in the Democratic Covention, and accepted his nomination as the democratic candidate for the president of USA.
In that historic day, in front of 80,000 people gathered from all over the state, and tens of millions following from across the US and the world, Obama announced: Enough! And he remembered the young preacher from Georgia, who stood before the Loncoln's Memorial in Wahshington the same day 45 years ago, and spoke of his dream.
He remembered how the young preacher reminded us all that our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dream can be one, that we cannot walk alone, and that as we walk, we must not turn back, and must make the the pledge that we shall always march ahead.
And Barack promissed, from Denver: No we won't turn back, no we won't walk alone, and we pledge once more, to march into the future.
...
On 19 January 2009, in the federal holiday commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King, hundreds of thousands are gathering in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, to celebrate the King Day, and the King Dream.
And today, 20 January 2009, in front of millions and millions watching from across the four corners of the globe, from the Washington Capitol, overlooking the Lincoln Memorial, swearing on the Lincoln Bible, Obama will be sworn in as the President of the United States of America.
And the Dream comes true.
...
What a beautiful story.
Let's go back to 1963, and get a glimpse of Martin Luter King speech, "I have a dream".
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