Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. took a
stand to show that the Negros will fight for rights. The first speech on Negro
rights, equality, and freedom fill the ears of millions as they watched and
listen in astonishment to a memorable speech.
Rev. King said, “I am happy to join
with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration
for freedom in the history of our nation.” Wednesday was a day that will be
remembered forever as the Rev. talks to empower his fellow Negros with equality
for all.
As
onlookers chant and whistle with approval the Rev. makes very clear what he
wants to see change. Reflecting back to times of slavery and poverty of Negros,
100 years later, Negros are still facing the harsh times of segregation and
discrimination. “So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition,”
said Rev. King.
Americans
are encouraged to open up to equality. When the Constitution and Declaration of
Independence were made, a promissory note that “all men would be guaranteed the
inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” said Rev.
King.
He is pointing out that America has
been in the wrong for too long, and it was time to make a change.
“Nineteen
sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning” said King. Reminding folks that
this is the time to make change. Not tomorrow, not next week, and not in the
future, but today.
It won’t happen right away, it will
take time, but we must start now or times will never change. There is no rest
to forming rights of equality and the Negros are not going to sit back, they
are going to fight in full force.
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