speech practice

Standing before the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to 200,000 supporters on justice and equality for all people regardless of skin color.

"We refuse to believe the bank of justice is bankrupt," King said.

King addressed the inability of the current government to uphold both the promises of democracy and the Emancipation Proclamation. He expresses his dreams of brother and sisterhood, where one day people will be able to join together without the constraints of segregation. A hundred years later and people of color are still bound by injustice, he said.

"Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy," he said.

Throughout his speech, King calls for equality and understanding. Instead of expressing hate and judgment based on skin color, judge on the quality of character, he said.