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[https://www.counterpunch.org/2013/08/28/memorializing-martin-luther-king-jr/ by Michael Yates - Paul Le Blanc 28/8/13 COUNTERPUNCH] | [https://www.counterpunch.org/2013/08/28/memorializing-martin-luther-king-jr/ by Michael Yates - Paul Le Blanc 28/8/13 COUNTERPUNCH] | ||
We often visit the monuments and museums along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and each time I am surprised at my heightened emotions when we are there. Maybe it is because the museums are free and some of the memorials grand and inspiring, and I can imagine for a few hours that this country will one day live up to its professed ideals. In the city a few weeks ago, we looked forward to seeing our old favorites and were excited to see for the first time the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. | We often visit the monuments and museums along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and each time I am surprised at my heightened emotions when we are there. Maybe it is because the museums are free and some of the memorials grand and inspiring, and I can imagine for a few hours that this country will one day live up to its professed ideals. In the city a few weeks ago, we looked forward to seeing our old favorites and were excited to see for the first time the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. | ||
=====Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety by npr 16/1/23] | |||
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. 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. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. | |||
