马丁路德金演讲稿 iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreapestdemonstrationforfreedomintheistoryofournation. fivescoreyearsago，agreatamerican，inwh/sesymbolicshadowwestandtoday，signedtheemancipationproclamation.thismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofnegroslaveswhohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjustice.itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity. butonehundredyearslater，then%grostillisnotfree.onehundredyearslater，thelifeofthenegroisstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesofsegregationandthechainsofdiscrimination.onehundredyearslater，thenegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity.onehundredyearslater，thenegroisstilllanguishedinthecornersofamericansocietyandfindshimselfanexileinhisownland.andsowe'vecomeheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondition. inasensewe'vecometoournation'scapitaltocashacheck.whenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsoftheconstitutionandthedeclarationofindependence，theyweresigningapromissorynotetowhicheveryamericanwastofallheir.thisnotewasapromisethatallmen，yes，blackmenaswellaswhitemen，wouldbeguaranteedthe"unalienablerights"of"life，libertyandthepursuitofhappiness."itisobvioustodaythatamericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote，insofarashercitizensofcolorareconcerned.insteadofhonoringthissacredobligation，americahasgiventhenegropeopleabadcheck，acheckwhichhascomebackmarked"insufficientfunds." butwerefusetobelievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt.werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation.andso，we'vecometocashthischeck，acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice. wehavealsocometothishallowedspottoremindamericaofthefierceurgencyofnow.thisisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism.nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy.nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpathofracialjustice.nowisthetimetoliftournationf...
