10 fascinating facts about the “I Have A Dream” speech

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

◼ The speech was delivered to an estimated 250,000 people who came to Washington, D.C., to march for civil rights. And they weren’t disappointed by the iconic event. 10 fascinating facts... - Yahoo
◼ Why You Won't See Or Hear Much of Speech Today... - Josh Schiller/Washington Post
◼ MLK would be alarmed by black-on-black violence, lack of family values - Dr. Ben Carson/Washington Times
◼ MLK III BEMOANS 'STAGGERING' JOBLESSNESS AMONG BLACKS... - AP via Drudge
◼ At RNC event, speaker says African Americans have taken a back seat to gays, immigrants - Washington Post

“Everybody has come in front of them on the bus — gays, immigrants, women, environmentalists,” Woodson said. “You never hear any talk about the conditions confronting poor blacks and poor people in general.”

◼ 22 Racially Divisive Comments by Democrats & Left-Wingers This Year - IJ Review

◼ REMINDER: The Republican Party was born in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists

It all started with people who opposed slavery. They were common, everyday people who bristled at the notion that men had any right to oppress their fellow man. In the early 1850’s, these anti-slavery activists found commonality with rugged individuals looking to settle in western lands, free of government charges. “Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men,” went the slogan. And it was thus in joint opposition to human enslavement and government tyranny that an enterprising people gave birth to the Republican Party....

The Republican Party also played a leading role in securing women the right to vote. In 1896, the Republican Party was the first major political party to support women's suffrage. When the 19th Amendment finally was added to the Constitution, 26 of 36 state legislatures that had voted to ratify it were under Republican control. The first woman elected to Congress was a Republican, Jeanette Rankin from Montana in 1917. So it was by hardworking Republican hands that color and gender barriers were first demolished in America...