December 1, 1955
Today was an amazing day. It was a day in which others stood up for their rights. I was made proud by Rosa Parks, a wonderful lady living in Montgomery, Alabama. As she rode home after a long day of work at Montgomery Fair Department Store, she was asked to give up her seat on the city bus for a white man. Ms. Parks refused! She stood up to the bus driver and insisted she keep her seat (which was already in the colored section of the bus.) Can you believe it? When the driver of the bus mentioned that he would need to call the police if she didn't move, she accepted and even told him to go ahead and call. She was arrested by the police, and not because she was tired. Oh no, she was tired of being told what to do, where to do it, and when to do it. Ms. Parks decided she was not going to be pushed around anymore.
This weekend I will bring up the idea for other ministers of the word of God to support a boycott of the Montgomery Bus Company. My hope is that others will take part in this refusal of services and the bus company and others will begin to learn that we cannot be treated in this fashion for much longer. I hope for the day we will all have equality.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I Have a Dream
August 27, 1963
A long time ago, someone told me that they had a dream. I listened to their dream and created my own. My dream is for someone, everyone, to be equal with the others in the world. I believe that everyone, including my children, should be able to attain the ideas of the American Dream--life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It isn't something that should only be allowed for the few, but is something that the many should enjoy. Those in government should remember that all men are created equal, not just white men, but all men.
As I sit here in Washington DC on the eve of the March on Washington, I think about my children and how I want them to grow up. I want my children to attend the same schools as white children. I want them to live in the same neighborhoods, have the same jobs, and the same clothes as white children. My children should be able to eat in the same restaurants. My children, and all children, should have the same rights as anyone else has, regardless of skin color, age, gender, or wealth.
I have a dream. My hope is that others will share this dream, and help it to come true.
A long time ago, someone told me that they had a dream. I listened to their dream and created my own. My dream is for someone, everyone, to be equal with the others in the world. I believe that everyone, including my children, should be able to attain the ideas of the American Dream--life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It isn't something that should only be allowed for the few, but is something that the many should enjoy. Those in government should remember that all men are created equal, not just white men, but all men.
As I sit here in Washington DC on the eve of the March on Washington, I think about my children and how I want them to grow up. I want my children to attend the same schools as white children. I want them to live in the same neighborhoods, have the same jobs, and the same clothes as white children. My children should be able to eat in the same restaurants. My children, and all children, should have the same rights as anyone else has, regardless of skin color, age, gender, or wealth.
I have a dream. My hope is that others will share this dream, and help it to come true.
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