This momentous decree came as a
great beckoning light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared
in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the
long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later the
Negro is still not free. One hundred years later the life of the Negro is still
sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.
One hundred years later the Negro
lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material
prosperity.
One hundred years later
i think this part of the speech is really powerful and effective without having the typical "i have a dream" part. this part was the reality that he was living in and you feel the pain of the times, thats why i'm using this part. it reflects the era and hopefully will be as effective as "i have a dream"
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