...fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains...discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a Icnely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later,...

...Martin Luther King, Jr., the Nobel Peace Prize winner and Negro protest leader, makes the point bluntly: "The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity . . . and finds himself an exile in his own land." INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS But the Negro demands...

...fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later," the voice was louder now, the syllables more pronounced, "the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty...

...years later, the Negro still is A free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadlv crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains...the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense...

...differences between the two versions of the Dream had become pronounced. Whereas before, blacks were living "on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity," now "the developed industrial nations of the world" were "secure islands of prosperity in a seething...

...King, Jr., who said in 1963 at the march on Washington that he had a dream, that those people who lived on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity would one day be able to share in the great wealth of this Nation. Thank you. [The prepared statement...

...years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains...prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have...

...both Lincoln and the founders of our country: "One hundred years . . . [after Lincoln's proclamation], the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity." The architects of our republic, he went on, issued us all a promissory note "that all men would be...

...democratic potential. The urgent needs of many of our own citizens who in Dr. Ring's words "languish on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity" demand it. And now the eyes of the entire world are upon us • Mel Ravitz Detroit City Council March...

...fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains...prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have...