1963年8月23日,馬丁·路德·金組織了美國(guó)歷史上影響深遠(yuǎn)的“自由進(jìn)軍”運(yùn)動(dòng).他率領(lǐng)一支龐大的游行隊(duì)伍向首都華盛頓進(jìn)軍,為全美國(guó)的黑人爭(zhēng)取人權(quán).他在林肯紀(jì)念堂前向25萬(wàn)人發(fā)表了著名的演說(shuō)《我有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想》,為反對(duì)種族歧視、爭(zhēng)取平等發(fā)出呼號(hào).馬丁·路德·金1964年獲諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng).1968年4月4日他在田納西州被暗殺.
在演說(shuō)中,他說(shuō)出了著名的平等口號(hào)：
我夢(mèng)想有一天,這個(gè)國(guó)家將會(huì)奮起,實(shí)現(xiàn)其立國(guó)信條的真諦：“我們認(rèn)為這些真理不證自明：人人生而平等.”
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."
我夢(mèng)想有一天,在佐治亞州的紅色山崗上,昔日奴隸的兒子能夠同昔日奴隸主的兒子同席而坐,親如手足.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
我夢(mèng)想有一天,我的四個(gè)孩子將生活在一個(gè)不是以膚色的深淺,而是以品格的優(yōu)劣作為評(píng)判標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的國(guó)家里.
I have a dream that my four little 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.