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.” It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. Research and Education Institute.įive score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “Freedom’s Ring” is a project of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Transcript from “Freedom’s Ring,” an animated version of “I Have a Dream” by Rev.
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