redyearslater;theNegrostillisnotfree。Onehundredyearslater;thelifeoftheNegroisstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesofsegregationandthechainsofdiscrimination。Onehundredyearslater;theNegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity。Onehundredyearslater;theNegroisstilllanguishedinthecornersofAmericansocietyandfindshimselfanexileinhisownland。Andsowe‘ve***eheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondition。
Inasensewe‘ve***etoournation‘scapitaltocashacheck。WhenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsoftheConstitutionandtheDeclarationofIndependence;theyweresigningapromissorynotetowhicheveryAmericanwastofallheir。Thisnotewasapromisethatallmen;yes;blackmenaswellaswhitemen;wouldbeguaranteedthe〃unalienableRights〃of〃Life;LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness。〃ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote;insofarashercitizensofcolorareconcerned。Insteadofhonoringthissacredobligation;AmericahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck;acheckwhichhas***ebackmarked〃insufficientfunds。〃
Butwerefusetobelievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt。Werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation。Andso;we‘ve***etocashthischeck;acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice。
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Wehavealso***etothishallowedspottoremindAmericaofthefierceurgencyofNow。Thisisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism。Nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy。Nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpathofracialjustice。Nowisthetimetoliftournationfromthequicksandsofracialinjusticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood。NowisthetimetomakejusticearealityforallofGod‘schildren。
Itwouldbefatalforthenationtooverlooktheurgencyofthemoment。Thisswelteringsummer