On January 19 we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
King won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In his final years, he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War.
Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Everything Hitler did in Germany was 'legal' and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was 'illegal'".
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
"I Have a Dream"...
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.".
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.".
"Let freedom ring from every mountain side, let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire... from every mountainside, let freedom ring!".
The Salt Project put together this short film that is from archival footage of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
If you would like to read Dr. King's words see the links below:
