He dreamed that the day would come when, in America, persons would be judged by their character not the color of their skin. It is is GOOD dream. If you are older like me and remember those times, you know the tremendous progress that has taken place. Younger and poorly educated folk don’t have that advantage.
So many people paid incredible dues for that progress. The movement to judge people by their color is a betrayal of all the sacrifices that have been made…the exact opposite of the dream which so many of us have prayed and worked.
The good news is that most Americans are smarter than that. We know that color or ethnicity does not guarantee either good or poor character. And most of the folks I know respect or love persons of a color different from their own.
Today take some time and find the I Have a Dream speech on YouTube or elsewhere. It still moves me. Just because politicians use racism to get votes; just because those who misbehave use racism as an excuse: there is no reason the rest of us can’t see things clearly and keep the dream alive.
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