Barack Obama delivered Wednesday, Aug. 28 tribute to Martin Luther King on the steps of "Lincoln Memorial", the same place where this crusader from the black case had maintained his historic speech " , I have a dream "28 August 1963. 50 years ago to the day, the black American Baptist pastor, a native of Atlanta, preached before a crowd of 250,000 people's "dream" to see the black and white communities live "hand in hand" with the United States. His words, a hymn to peace, equality and freedom, were engraved on the steps of the monumental "Lincoln Memorial". Martin Luther King "offered salvation to the oppressed as the oppressors," said Wednesday the first black president of the United States Barack Obama. "His words are eternal, and can have a prophetic character unparalleled in our time", he added, also paying tribute to the "strangers had struggled for years with persistence and for civil rights. " Need for "constant vigilance" Thanks to him and his companions, "the municipal councils have changed, the Parliaments of E States have changed the Congrèsa changed, and yes, ultimately, the White House has changed, "yet Obama said. "Their sacrifices were not in vain," he added, saying that Martin Luther King had saved American oppression. However, the Head of State called for to avoid the "convenience" and to observe "constant vigilance" for the dreams of the icon of human rights to equality remain in their minds. "We dishonor this hero by saying that the work is completed. The arc of the moral universe can move towards justice, but he does not own. "In the United States, in fact, the black community is particularly affected by poverty and unemployment. The inactivity of the black population rate is now 12%, almost double the rest of the population. The speech of Barack Obama came close a week of tributes to the struggle of Martin Luther King. Tens of thousands of people participated Saturday in commemoration of the "March on Washington" in which the son of King and mother of Trayvon Martin, the young Black killed in February 2012 in Florida , spoke. "The work is not finished, the journey is not over!" Launched Martin Luther King III. With news
Martin Luther King "offered salvation to the oppressed as the oppressor"
Barack Obama delivered Wednesday, Aug. 28 tribute to Martin Luther King on the steps of "Lincoln Memorial", the same place where this crusader from the black case had maintained his historic speech " , I have a dream "28 August 1963. 50 years ago to the day, the black American Baptist pastor, a native of Atlanta, preached before a crowd of 250,000 people's "dream" to see the black and white communities live "hand in hand" with the United States. His words, a hymn to peace, equality and freedom, were engraved on the steps of the monumental "Lincoln Memorial". Martin Luther King "offered salvation to the oppressed as the oppressors," said Wednesday the first black president of the United States Barack Obama. "His words are eternal, and can have a prophetic character unparalleled in our time", he added, also paying tribute to the "strangers had struggled for years with persistence and for civil rights. " Need for "constant vigilance" Thanks to him and his companions, "the municipal councils have changed, the Parliaments of E States have changed the Congrèsa changed, and yes, ultimately, the White House has changed, "yet Obama said. "Their sacrifices were not in vain," he added, saying that Martin Luther King had saved American oppression. However, the Head of State called for to avoid the "convenience" and to observe "constant vigilance" for the dreams of the icon of human rights to equality remain in their minds. "We dishonor this hero by saying that the work is completed. The arc of the moral universe can move towards justice, but he does not own. "In the United States, in fact, the black community is particularly affected by poverty and unemployment. The inactivity of the black population rate is now 12%, almost double the rest of the population. The speech of Barack Obama came close a week of tributes to the struggle of Martin Luther King. Tens of thousands of people participated Saturday in commemoration of the "March on Washington" in which the son of King and mother of Trayvon Martin, the young Black killed in February 2012 in Florida , spoke. "The work is not finished, the journey is not over!" Launched Martin Luther King III. With news