Peace Through Music

Peace Through Music

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Inspiring Words From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Regarding Racial Issues In America

Nothing is quite as inspiring regarding racial issues as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. Sadly we are still in need of these dreams for the future...

"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 [and people] are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners [and all others] will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood [and sisterhood]. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state [as well as so many others], 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 [and all children] will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today [and every day!]."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I will leave you with these encouraging words...

"Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow." [For yourself and others!]

-Doug Firebaugh

If you're interested in issues surrounding institutionalized racism and white privilege in America...please watch this 10 minute video I made:

The Story of a Privileged White Girl: My Blind Awakening

With love and peace, Jennifer :)


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