![]() ![]() So, if we’re learning from King, it’s a good thing he was an optimist. There’s been much progress in the last 57 years but, unfortunately, the “now” of today presents the same obstacles in different forms for African Americans. ![]() We’re at a moment that really does speak to that.” King's prepared text wasn't so optimisticīack then, “now” was about dignity, police brutality, justice, voting rights and economic opportunity. “I’m hearing people say the ‘fierce urgency of now.’ We’re at another inflection point. Collection and associate professor of African American studies. “King used the language of the ‘fierce urgency of now,’” said Vicki Crawford, director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. 28, 1963, are helpful in navigating the racial turmoil and protest movement of today. It’s a good time to examine the nation’s most impactful civil rights leader on the anniversary of his most famous moment, the “ I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. View Gallery: MLK Jr., 'I Have a Dream,' and the March on Washington, 57 years later ![]()
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