On August 28th, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. changed American history. His "I Have Dream Speech" which was given on that day is one of the most commonly known, recited, and referenced speeches even to this day.
King addresses the problems that America still had not fixed concerning black Americans. The problems that were supposed to be fixed after the Civil War were still clearly evident in the 1960s. The South was segregated and black Americans were not truly granted equality, even though an entire war was fought over the issue.
Martin Luther King states that after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, black Americans thought they were finally being given an equal shot to become successful--but they were wrong. There was still injustice for years after the Proclamation. All men were supposed to receive "unalienable rights" under the Constitution but black men were still not being included.
King proclaims that he has a dream that some day whites and blacks will join forces and walk hand-in-hand towards equality. Some day society will see no difference between a black man and a white man--people are people, after all.
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