As we approach the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s (MLK) birthday, it reminds us of the role we play within our school communities and society as a whole. MLK set part of the stage for his iconic 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech in “The Negro and the American Dream” delivered in September 1960:
“In a real sense America is essentially a dream–a dream yet unfulfilled. It is the dream of a land where men of all races, colors and creeds will live together as brothers. The substance of the dream is expressed in these sublime words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” This is the dream. It is a profound, eloquent and unequivocal expression of the dignity and worth of all human personality.”