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No Generation can Claim the Civil Rights Leader Because His Words & Ideas are Timeless
The third Monday in January means the same thing in all 50 U.S. states, but each Martin Luther King Jr. Day that goes by, we can learn something new from the civil rights pioneer. This year, we’ve learned that the ongoing fight for equality and justice doesn’t have a home, nor does it belong to a generation.
That’s partly because the celebration we were proud to witness in Denver was even larger than the celebration in Washington, D.C. It’s not one-upmanship either; although Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and so intimately tied to the Washington Monument, those words ring of freedom from “the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado” to the “Stone Mountain of Georgia,” and “every hill and molehill in Mississippi,” as he so eloquently said.
What’s more, Dr. King’s words weren’t meant to inspire generations that weren’t yet born to hear them when they were delivered. He said in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial that “1963 is not an end, but a beginning,” and throughout his speech, he mentions his “dream today,” which is separate from his “dream one day.” In fact, in his last-ever speech, King acknowledged his fight would likely outlive him: “I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.” he said in Memphis.
Dr. King’s words and inspiration far outlived the man himself, which we celebrate every January. And each year, we find a deeper meaning to his words and his ideals that make each passing holiday that much more meaningful.
