I have a dream

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I have a dream speech “This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. “

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote and delivered many speeches, including one of the most famous speeches in history. A speech that gives its readers chills. A speech so filled with love and strong words that it gives hope and strength to its listeners. The speech I am talking about is aptly named “I have a dream”, which was delivered by Dr. King on August 28^th, 1968, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I was most impacted by the part of his speech talking about faith to bring us together. I believe that what Dr. King is stating in this passage is that with faith, we will be able as a nation to overcome racial discrimination. He isn’t just addressing the bigotry between the blacks and whites but between people of all colors, and religions. Believing strongly in a nation that could and would stand under one brotherhood, Dr. King spoke bravely on this subject. “With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.” This is still in progress, America has not yet reached this goal. In small ways, we see Luther’s dream in action. We now have inter-racial schools, and businesses. I hope that one day we will indeed be free from segregation, racial discrimination and prejudice. That we will be able to see past color, and religion. That we will be able to stand together with our fellow Americans and fight for what is right. With the faith that we can overcome these obstacles, we are empowered to act upon the knowledge that maybe not in our generation but the unborn generations yet to come we will be free.

Written by my daughter for a class assignment.