I Have a Dream 2020
In honor of the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington, the ACLU tweeted portions of Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech alongside present-day images of racial justice advocates demonstrating against recent police killings.
“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.
It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” #IHaveADream pic.twitter.com/XWrqSDL3o7
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 28, 2020
“This note was a promise that all men, yes, Black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” #IHaveADream pic.twitter.com/5TZm9in3PU
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 28, 2020
“One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” #IHaveADream pic.twitter.com/n0XRiHQ84h
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 28, 2020
See the full thread at twitter.com/ACLU/status/1299307242274066433
