I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King. Jr
On the evening of April 3, 1968, just one day before his
assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the best and last speech
of his life. It was a different kind of speech. The speech had a natural flow,
rhythm, and flu.
During this speech, the king seemed to be in a state of
conscience and cognition. It was clear that he was speaking from the depths of
his heart. Was "I have seen the Promised Land from the top of a
mountain," he told the crowd. And I want to tell you all that I may not be
able to go there with you, but as a nation, we will one day reach this land of
peace, equality, and love.
He said about himself that like every human being, I also want
to live a long life but I want to be satisfied with the pleasure of God. I'm
not worried at the moment and I'm not concerned about anything. I'm happy tonight
and I'm not afraid of anything. He was well aware of the dangers to his life
and believed in his own death. This was clearly expressed in the same speech.
That proved true, and the next evening, April 4, Martin Luther
King, Jr., 39, was shot dead by a white racist American while standing on the
hotel balcony.
Humans around the world should be grateful and grateful to
people like Martin Luther King Jr. Because they thought and acted in an
extraordinary way. Instead of walking on tracks, trails, and paved roads, he
chose the dangerous, complex, and turbulent path. He risked his beautiful
life to reduce the ugliness of the world.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Background
Martin Luther King Jr.'s father was a black missionary. He was
one of the pioneers of the American Civil Rights Movement. He was a local
leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). The son's nickname was Michael King but during a trip to Europe in
1934, he was impressed by Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant sect
that revolted against the papacy. When he returned, he changed his name and
that of his son. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son, Martin Luther King, Jr.
He also encouraged his son to join the civil rights movement.
Long before Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia,
on January 15, 1929, Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential decree in 1864
declaring the abolition of all slavery and slavery in the United States.
However, just by enforcing the laws, how could the centuries-old system of
racial hatred, bigotry, contempt, oppression, and exploitation be so easily
changed?
Trying to subjugate blacks
In the post-Civil War reconstruction phase of 1875, the southern United States enacted laws to keep blacks politically,
economically, and socially strong, taking advantage of the new constitutional
autonomy gained after the Federation and State War. And began to use new
tactics.
African Americans began to be discriminated against in all areas,
including education, health, transportation, employment, and recreation. With
the help of these laws and regulations, the worst economic and political
exploitation began. Jobs and jobs were cut or wages were reduced. Obstacles to
voting were made impossible to use. For black Americans, this era will
be remembered in terms of persecution, trials, hardships, and inhumane
treatment.
The beginning of the pursuit of equal rights
No voice for civil liberties and equal economic rights was heard
anywhere. There were despair and hopelessness everywhere. Martin Luther King
Jr. and his colleagues have been fighting for eight years for the
elimination of racial discrimination, basic civil rights, employment,
and freedom, but with no signs of success, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm waned. I was going but then suddenly there was a spark that engulfed the whole of
America. In 1955, two events took place.
Claude Cologne, a 15-year-old black student in Montgomery,
Alabama was on a government bus. According to local regulations, black
passengers had to vacate their seats and travel standing in the back of the
bus.
At the next stop, a blonde rode. The girl refused to vacate the
seat for the blonde. Until then, there was no idea of breaking the law. There
was a dispute over this. The committee investigating the case included Martin
Luther King. In another incident, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old black
woman, refused to vacate a seat for a white man on a bus. The woman was
arrested after an argument. The next day, the local court imposed a fine of ten
dollars. The incidents caused a wave of grief and anger among the people. The
majority of black people woke up with a ring.
And on the streets, the Equal Civil Rights Movement, led
by Martin Luther King, Jr., announced a boycott of buses. King's hand was on
the pulse of the situation and was convinced of the rise of the people's
movement. Gone the company management just knelt down. On the orders of the
Supreme Court, the rules and regulations on racial discrimination in buses,
trains, and public places were abolished and racial prejudice was made
punishable.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested and imprisoned. The house was destroyed by a
bomb. There was a knife attack. But he adhered to the principle of non-violence
in the movement. And instead of speaking out against whites and spreading
hatred, he described the plight of the blacks and demanded freedom and
employment. Now the blacks were fully organized and mobilized. And Martin
Luther King, Jr. was their leader. And he undoubtedly emerged as a unique,
revolutionary, sincere, and courageous thinker.
Peaceful protest rallies were going on. King's message was
reaching people and making an impact. The series went on. People connected. The
effects spread from the black class to the whole of American society. A
large number of white people also started attending these gatherings. Finally,
the climax of this unique, timeless, and historic struggle has arrived.
On August 28, 1963, in the vast Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Square in Washington, D.C., where King and his associates thought that
35,000 to 40,000 people had rallied, it would be a great success, but there
were more than two and a half million people. Ghaffir came. The participants
were not only black and poor people.
On the contrary, people from all walks of life, including the
white elite, filmmakers, journalists, artists, intellectuals, lawyers,
political and social activists, participated with great enthusiasm. The
enthusiasm and passion of the rally participants were palpable. Martin
Luther King, Jr. delivered the most memorable, historic, and urban speech of
his life. Which changed the course of history.
Under the title "I Have a Dream", Shala Bayan
Muqarrab drew a map of a democratic, equal, ideal proposed and desired American
state free from hatred, prejudice, exploitation, and racism so that his words
sank into people's hearts.
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The speech was by Martin Luther King, Jr. shown live on TV. This speech shook the whole of
America. US President John F. Kennedy also listened to the Martin Luther King, Martin, Jr. speech on TV.
The next day, King and his colleagues were called to the White House. The
effect of this speech was clearly felt everywhere. Someone seemed to have woken
up American society from a deep sleep.
Over the next two years, the United States abolished all racial
discrimination laws. The services of Martin Luther King Jr. were warmly
commended. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The United
States considered him its hero and made him the crown of his head.
Some streets in more than 730 cities in the United States are
named after him. His birthday is celebrated all over the United States and is a
public holiday.
The dreams of a king who dreamed of human dignity and equality
are still unfulfilled. The world is changing, of course, but in order to
accelerate this change and reach the ultimate goal of success, leaders, like Martin
Luther King, must rise above them and perform the duty of prophetic
leadership.
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