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Legacy-Worthy Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr.

We honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, on the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday. His speech, particularly “I HAVE A DREAM” continues to be widely regarded as some of the most powerful and influential in American history.

“I Have a Dream” was hared on August 28, 1963, during the march at the National Mall in Washington D.C. in which King called for an end to racism in the United States. He delivered his legacy worthy dream in a speech that drew over 250,000 people. Today it the “I Have a Dream” speech is viewed by millions on YouTube.

In the speech, King spoke of the history of slavery and discrimination faced by African Americans, and he called for an end to segregation and discrimination. He also spoke of his dream of a future where all people would be judged by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin. He also urged for unity and peaceful protest to achieve the goal of racial equality. He quoted the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the promises of these documents that had yet to be fulfilled for African Americans. He also invoked the imagery of the Bible, referring to the “Promised Land” and “the trumpet of freedom”. He ended the speech with the famous phrase “Let freedom ring” and called for the end to segregation and discrimination.

Overall, the speech is considered a powerful and historic call for racial equality and an end to discrimination in the United States, and it continues to be widely regarded as one of the most important and iconic speeches in American history.

His dream was truly a dream to enhavim.  was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which helped to end legal segregation and discrimination against African Americans. King’s efforts also helped to inspire other civil rights and social justice movements around the world.

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. He was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The gunman, James Earl Ray, fired a single bullet from a rifle which struck King in the jaw and neck, and he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Ray fled the scene but was later arrested and convicted of King’s murder. He pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Ray later recanted his guilty plea and claimed that he had been set up as a fall guy, but his claims were not substantiated and he died in prison in 1998.

King’s assassination sparked widespread riots and protests in cities across the United States, and it is considered a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement.

The King Center was founded in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, Georgia. Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was married to Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. His wife died in 2006.

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s death was a great loss to the Civil Rights Movement, and it led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which strengthened some provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

King’s legacy continues to be celebrated and remembered today through the federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and through numerous memorials, statues and streets named after him.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is one of activism and leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to fight for the rights of African Americans.

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