ENGLISH SPEECH | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: I Have a Dream! (English Subtitles)

[Music] Martin Luther King Jr a leader who championed equality and justice delivered one of the most powerful speeches in history a beacon of the Civil Rights Movement he tirelessly fought against racial segregation and for the rights of African-Americans his words and actions stirred the conscience of a nation and sparked transformative changes today we focus on a pivotal moment from his I Have a Dream speech a message that resonates with hope and the enduring pursuit of Freedom tragically his life was cut short by an Assassin's bullet in 1968 yet his legacy continues to inspire people around the world join us as we explore these words their impact and their relevance today I have the pleasure to present to you Dr Martin Luther King J 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 five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic Shadow We Stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation this momentous decree came as a great Beacon Light Of Hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the Flames of withering Injustice it came as a joyous Daybreak to end the long night of their captivity but 100 years later the Negro still is not free 100 years later the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination 100 years later the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material pros this nation will 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 I have a dream that one day on the Red Hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be be able to sit down GA at the table of Brotherhood I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi a state sweltering with the heat of Injustice sweltering with the heat of Oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and Justice I have a dream and my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character I have a dream today I have a dream that one day down in Alabama with its vicious races with its Governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to draw hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers I have a dream today I have a dream that one day every Valley shall be exalted every Hill and Mountain shall be made low the rough places will be made plain and the Crooked places will be made string and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and All Flesh shall see it together this is our hope this is the faith that I go back to the South with with this faith we will be able to heue out of the Mountain of Despair a stone of Hope with this 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 this will be the day this will be the day when all of God's children yes will be able to sing with new meaning my country tears of the sweet land of liberty of the iing oh yes land where my fathers died land of the Pilgrim's Pride from Every Mountain Side Let Freedom Ring and if America is to be a great nation this must become true and so Let Freedom Reign from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire Let Freedom reain from the mighty mountains of New York Let Freedom Ring from the heightening alligators of Pennsylvania Let Freedom Ring from the snow capap Rockies of Colorado Let Freedom Ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia that freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee Let Freedom Ring from every Hill and mle Hill of Mississippi from Every Mountain Side that freedom ring and when this happens when we allow Freedom Ring when we let it ring from every village and every Hamlet from every state and every city we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's black men and white men Jews and Gentiles Protestants and Catholics will be able to draw hand and sing in the words of the old negro Spirit free at last free at last thank God Almighty we free man visit our site englishspeech channel.com for exclusive access to video transcripts offline audio English lessons and private classes don't forget to explore our free and new ebooks also subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter for the latest updates links in the description below thanks for your [Music] support [Music]

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Length: 8min 5sec (485 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 23 2023