In Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, he addresses the masses who attended his speech in front of Lincoln's memorial and alludes to signing the emancipation proclamation that freed all slaves. He goes on by saying despite the efforts of this great president the hardships of the black people are far from over. King and his followers have met at the capital of the United States "to cash their check". This check will grant them protection of their alienable rights ("life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"). He believes that this day will soon come, because he believes there is enough freedom in the vaults of the capitol to give to the oppressed black population. He addresses that his followers must not try to achieve this violently but with patience and discipline. Because in order to move on and obtain their freedom the rights of white men must us be upheld because both groups cannot function without the other. Then he goes into talking about the future when he hopes to see sons of former slaves and slave owners sitting together at a table of brotherhood. He says that in order to achieve this we must dedicate our self to liberty and freedom and give new respect for the phrase "let freedom ring." Freedom must be everywhere in the United States. When that happens the people of the nation may move forward together.
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