[Washington = Toshinori Asai]Before the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963, when Martin Luther King, the black leader of the American civil rights movement, made a speech, “I have a dream,” A memorial service was held in Washington on the 26th. Dr. King’s granddaughter Yolanda King, 15, and others delivered a speech, saying, “Racism is still with us. Take action, not indifference.”
◆Fear of “retreating” eldest sons and granddaughters
Yolanda stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial, the same place where Martin Luther King gave a speech 60 years ago, before the thousands who had gathered. Ta.
People gather at an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on May 26. (Photo by Toshinori Asai)
“Racism and poverty are still with us. Gun violence is still happening in places of worship, schools and shopping centers,” he said.
Martin Luther King III, 65, Yolanda’s father and the eldest son of Dr. did.
Headwinds under the Trump administration
On August 28, 1963, 100 years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. , the descendants of former slaves and the descendants of slave owners are dreaming of sitting together at the same table as brothers.” This speech marked a major turning point in the civil rights movement seeking to expand the rights of black people, and led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination.
Reverend King giving a speech in Washington, Aug. 28, 1963 (AP)
However, violence against blacks by white police officers continues today, and under the Trump administration, there was a strong headwind against the expansion of blacks’ rights. According to US media, three people were killed in a shooting incident in Jacksonville, southern Florida on the 26th. The suspect, a white man in his early 20s, committed suicide after committing the crime. It is considered a hate crime because of the content of the crime statement that hates black people.
Jackie Blackwell, 58, an elementary school teacher from Southern Virginia, whose parents participated in the march 60 years ago, said, “Minority rights are only halfway through. Our struggle is still on.”
Reverend Martin Luther KingBorn in Georgia in 1929. He was a pastor of the Atlanta Baptist Church and a civil rights leader who led non-violent protests. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in 1968, when he was 39, while he was staying in Memphis, Tennessee.
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2023-08-27 10:07:20
