With a single proclamation on the 28th of August 1963, Martin Luther King joined the rank of people who took part in shaping the modern world with their words and actions. “I Have a Dream” is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in which he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the American civil rights movement.
Majority of African-Americans who reside in areas where racism and deprivation of basic human rights are at peak levels, continually state that Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality and harmony has not been fulfilled and remains no where close to being fulfilled. Many who say King’s dream is unfulfilled have also become less optimistic that it would ever be because of the terror news that springs daily nationwide and internationally.
Wealth and selfish intentions would not be struck out as factors hindering King’s dream. It is also important to note that economic inequality and a feeling of a lack of financial progress are significant contributors to the sense that King’s dream is unfulfilled. The sputtering economy that has taken a toll on all Americans, has also exacerbated an already wide racial “wealth gap,” with non-whites falling further behind whites in total household wealth. King’s historic speech pushed beyond matters such as economic equality, but with such stark and growing gaps in total wealth, the dream of equality may be harder to embrace for all.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream will become reality when race isn’t used to differentiate humans especially in unnecessary circumstances. His dream was that everyone would be equal, and no one would be thought of as different. I doubt the possibilities of complete racism eradication anytime soon because our human mindsets tend to remain fixated after decades of educational and cultural indoctrination and change is often very tough. Nonetheless, I believe, we can, to a very great extent, understand that equality is not racial and the average human who believes in racial supremacy, must realize that we achieve more, collectively, equally and progressively.
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