Mlk i had a dream speech5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The marchers are also there to remind the nation that the present is the time to act. King and the marchers, however, refuse to accept that condition and demand the rights promised them. ![]() Instead, it has passed a check that cannot be cashed by Black people. “All men” includes African Americans, yet America failed to deliver on its promise. The marchers are there to redeem a promise, to “cash a check” written to Black people by the US government and the Founding Fathers who promised all men were created equal in both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The march is designed to draw attention to that fact. Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, King notes the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 100 years ago but today, Black people are still not truly free as they lack the same material benefits afforded other Americans. King opens by stating he is happy to join the audience in a demonstration of freedom. ![]()
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