华盛顿游行庆祝马丁路德金著名演讲 haveadreambymartinlutherking，jr. iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation. fivescoreyearsago，agreatamerican，inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday，signedtheemancipationproclamation.thismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofnegroslaveswhohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjustice.itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity. butonehundredyearslater，thenegrostillisnotfree.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.werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegrea第 1 页 共 7 页tvaultsofopportunityofthisnation.andso，we'vecometocashthischeck，acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice. wehavealsocometothishallowedspottoremindamericaofthefierceurgencyofnow.thisisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism.nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy.nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalley...
