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 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.” It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. Research and Education Institute.įive score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “Freedom’s Ring” is a project of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Transcript from “Freedom’s Ring,” an animated version of “I Have a Dream” by Rev.
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