“ We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". ”
Martin Luther King, Jr., I have a Dream (28 August 1963). copy citation
Author | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Source | I have a Dream |
Topic | dignity state |
Date | 28 August 1963 |
Language | English |
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Note | Delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. |
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“We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
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