Not long ago, on August 28, 1963, a great black leader of America Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most memorable and emotional speech in the history of mankind.

It was a speech filled with pain  and hope. Pain for the conditions of blacks in America and hope that one day they will be treated equally. 

Here are some excerpts of that speech : 

“We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating “for white only.”

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up… live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

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.”

Martin Luther King Jr. could not live up to see his dream come true. He was assassinated in 1968. 

However, his dream came true today on 5th November 2008. After 45 years of this historic sppech, Martin’s dream came true. The strongest nation in the world has choosen a black President to lead them.  It was a historic day for the whole world. Blacks who did not have the right to vote there just 50 years can feel proud on the achievement of Barack Obama. 

Congratulation Barack Obama !

You are a child of destiny. Never ever in the history of world someone has risen so high in so little time.  Your achievements have made Martin Luther King’s dream a reality. 

This is something that I like about America. Such unbelievable  success stories are possible only there. 

Congratulations to all friends in America

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