The speaker began his remarks by boldly stating a vision that caused those assembled to rise for thunderous applause! He said:
“This day will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.”
Standing in the shadow of the Lincoln monument, the speaker recalled the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. One hundred years ago, it had changed the status of more then three million slaves to free, on paper. It had come as a great beacon of light for millions, but all was not good. Black people were still not free. They still suffered unspeakable brutality, injustice, and segregation. As the speaker went on, the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who had just performed “How I got over” shouted to the speaker:
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