Read the following passage from a famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, Which social division is he talking about? What are his aspirations and anxieties? Do you see a relationship between this speech and the incident in Mexico Olympics mentioned in this chapter?
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content f their character. Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and 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 children-black men and white men, jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics-will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: ‘Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of this creed: ‘ we hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal’.”

In this passage Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is talking about racism in USA. He is referring to the segregation policies adopted by the Whites towards the colored people. He hopes that one day the freedom ring will ring. He has also a dream that his four children will rule the nation one day and they will not be discriminated on the basis of their skin color.
Yes, there is also a relationship between his speech and Mexico Olympics as in both the cases there is racial discrimination.

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Read the following passage from a famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, Which social division is he talking about? What are his aspirations and anxieties? Do you see a relationship between this speech and the incident in Mexico Olympics mentioned in this chapter?
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content f their character. Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and 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 children-black men and white men, jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics-will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: ‘Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of this creed: ‘ we hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal’.”

In this passage Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is talking about racism in USA. He is referring to the segregation policies adopted by the Whites towards the colored people. He hopes that one day the freedom ring will ring. He has also a dream that his four children will rule the nation one day and they will not be discriminated on the basis of their skin color.

Yes, there is also a relationship between his speech and Mexico Olympics as in both the cases there is racial discrimination.

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In this passage Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is talking about racism in USA. He is referring to the segregation policies adopted by the Whites towards the colored people. He hopes that one day the freedom ring will ring. He has also a dream that his four children will rule the nation one day and they will not be discriminated on the basis of their skin color.

Yes, there is also a relationship between his speech and Mexico Olympics as in both the cases there is racial discrimination.