On August 28, 1963, the Rev Martin Luther King Jnr delivered these words to a public gathering on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. They’re part of his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: “…And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ri...
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My mom, who was the epitome of conscientious her entire life, and for whom the prospect of failing a class was an absolute nightmare, found herself having to face an ugly reality: She stunk at projects. She never, ever, succeeded at projects. She knew (I don’t know why she was so ...
After delaying her speech last night, Harris is set deliver remarks at 4 p.m. ET at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, D.C. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, is expected to attend as well. 1 reply Hayes Brown This is a bit of projection from Nikki Haley, as there was ...
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Words and phrases like Abraham Lincoln’s “four score and seven years ago” or Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” are consideredcommon knowledge.So yes, we all know that Lincoln gaveThe Gettysburg Addressand that MLK Jr. gave theI Have a Dream speech; however, you should ...
“Wes Geary was an African-American chaplain from Texas,” Rabbi Geffen said. “We became really good friends and we talked about our families and race during the Vietnam War. It was the first real friendship that I had formed with an African-American. ...
When I went to D.C. and stood before the Lincoln Memorial; on the spot where MLK gave his famous speech my eyes welled up. I felt a sense of awe at the majesty of the Capitol Building and felt inspired at the engraved words on the walls of the Library of Congress. Standing in fron...
Science Fiction Film and Television16.3 was a banger! Check it out!I’ve got a short thing aboutThe Last of Usin there, building onthe GSSB episode I was on; let me know if you want to read it and you don’t have access and I can send it along. ...
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid...