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On August 28,1963 the civil rights movement skyrocketed with a speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during a mass rally of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr starts his speech by saying that, he must say to his people that they must not feel guilty of the wrongful deeds resulting from gaining liberation. He asks his people not to wonder in to a reservoir filled with hatred and injustice as the oppressors have; rather he tells his people that they must conduct their struggle for freedom in a dignified manner. Martin Luther King Jr's speech is filled with hope, he urges his followers for freedom not to meet physical force with physical force, but rather confront the physical force with soul force which refers to hope. Martin Luther King Jr says that the Coloured can never be satisfied as long as they are the victims of police brutality and segregation of Coloured people exists in society. Martin Luther King Jr also states that Coloured people can never be satisfied nor rest easily as long as they are not represented in congress. King Jr states that he has a dream that one day all men will be treated equal, that justice for Coloured people will tempest in to the United States of America and that the next generation of children will be able to unite together without being oppressed or judged by one another. Mr. King states that one day he has a dream that the state of Mississipi which is filled with hatred and injustice will be altered in to a wide open space of freedom for Coloured people. Martin Luther King Jr says that he has a hope that one day his children will be judged according to their character rather then their skin colour, he calls for a unification of Coloured boys and girls with Caucasian boys and girls. Martin Luther King Jr exclaims that he has a dream that one day the places across the nation that are filled with injustice, racism and hatred towards Coloured people will be transformed in to a unified and justified place. Within his "I Have A Dream" speech Martin Luther King Jr states that faith will be able to transform the injustice and hatred of The United States of America in to a nation filled with unification. Martin Luther King states that when his dream comes true people all over the nation will be able to sing the song of freedom with a new meaning. Martin Luther King Jr starts to conclude his speech by calling for a liberation and justice for Coloured people all

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