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Making a difference

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 one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. Martin Luther King, probably the most famous activist in all of history, now tell me in all seriousness, how many people do you think there are out there that can’t stand up and say, “Martin Luther King, yes I know him,” not many I’ll tell you that. He is but only one man and look at his impact upon the world in the past and still continuing to this very day. What this man did has changed our world forever, he single-handedly took something ...

Posted by: Alexander Bartfield

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