Sunday, January 11, 2009

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The 19th of this month is "Martin Luther King Jr. Day." I'm sure that everyone has heard at least the beginning of his famous quote, "I have a dream…" this famous speech was given on August 28, 1963. He was a Baptist minister, and a civil rights activist. This is only part of the quote, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" This man helped to shape American into what it is today.

This is a link to a youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA

Bibliography:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream

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