“I believe we all know how Dr. King would have reacted to the new ID requirements to exclude certain voters, especially African Americans. I think we all know how Dr. King would have reacted to the Supreme Court striking down a crucial part of the Voters Rights Act just recently passed overwhelmingly by Congress.”
Another speaker was Martin Luther King’s youngest child, Bernice King. She spoke about her father’s message to “Let Freedom Ring.”
“Today, 50 years later, my friends, we are still crippled by practices and policies steeped in racial pride, hatred and hostility, some of which have us standing our ground rather than finding common ground.”
Some people in the crowd also took part in the 1963 march. They said they are prepared to keep the dream of racial equality alive.
And that’s In the News, from VOA Learning English. I’m Avi Arditti.
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