This accomplishment is a moment of triumph—but not for Martin Luther King Jr., he wouldn’t have cared one way or other, his was a very self-effacing spirit. A Dream Deferred (1989)
The dream, that magnificent dream, pursued so fiercely by my father, is still only a dream. A Dream Deferred (1989)
I chose to dream and act on my dreams, following the example that my father taught. To live with this dream may be crazy, it may be foolish, but to live without it would be a nightmare. A Dream Deferred (1989)
The Civil Rights Movement was not a mirage; it was not a documentary; it was not even a television special; it was live and in living color. A Dream Deferred (1989)
He knew in 1968 that while this was a beautiful symbol of hope and possibility, it indeed was only the beginning. For after they joined hands what then were they going to do? A Dream Deferred (1989)