Martin Luther King, who died 48 years ago as a result of an attack on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, USA‘ It also became the symbol name of the black people’s struggle for freedom and equality.
The speech titled “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, where he addressed approximately 200,000 people, was one of the unforgettable moments in history.
King’s speech is still monumental in the struggles for human rights, equality and freedom in general. I am sharing a short and important summary of this speech for you.
I Have a Dream
Today I say to you, my friends, that despite the difficulties and obstacles of the present, I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream. The day will come when this nation will rise up and truly live its faith. “We accept this as a self-evident fact that all human beings are created equal.”
I have a dream. One day, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will sit together at the table of brotherhood in the red hills of Georgia.
I have a dream. One day, even the state of Mississippi, that state that has become a desert, overwhelmed by the heat of injustice and oppression, will turn into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream. The day will come when my four little children will live in a country where they are judged not by the color of their skin, but by their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream. One day, the state of Alabama, the state whose governor has always uttered words to intervene and not allow, will turn into a place where little black boys and little black girls hold hands with little white boys and little white girls and walk together as brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream. The day will come when all the valleys will rise and all the hills and mountains will be low, the rough places will be made flat, the ridges will be leveled, and the glory of God will descend on the earth, and all souls will see him together.
This is our hope. It is the faith I will carry with me on my return to the South. Thanks to this belief, we will sculpt the mountain of despair and create a monument of hope. Thanks to this belief, we will turn the dissonant shouts surrounding our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. Thanks to this belief, we will work together, pray together, fight together, go to jail together, stand up for freedom together, knowing that one day we will be free.
On that day, all the servants of Almighty God will sing this hymn with a whole new meaning:
My country, your country
The beautiful land of freedom,
Here I am telling you:
This is the land where my ancestors died,
The land that is the pride of the martyrs,
From the slopes of each mountain,
Freedom will resound.
And if America is to become a great nation, it has to happen. So let freedom resound from the giant hills of New Hampshire. Let freedom echo from the lofty mountains of New York…
Let freedom echo from the slopes of every mountain.
When we get the echo of freedom, when we hear the echo of freedom from every town and village, every state and city, that day is near, and that day all God’s servants, blacks and whites, Jews, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, join hands, they will sing the hymn:
We are finally free! We are finally free!
