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Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Montgomery oration still speaks to generations – Los Angeles Times

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking into microphones in a black-and-white photo

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the crowd at the end of the Selma-to-Montgomery march on March 25, 1965. (Morton Broffman / Getty Images)

…Between the covers of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s bold speech, there flows a big sea of possibility and promise. In this soft symphony of hope, each line echoes a booming base of vision. In the war room of our red, white and weary blues, we become pioneers in this renewal by awakening our conscience, summoning our courage, then treading the stony road through a tunnel of hope. Or, as Dr. King put it: Our God is marching on. And so must we.

Source: Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Montgomery oration still speaks to generations – Los Angeles Times