2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Bernice King, Daughter of the Late Dr. King

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    Bernice King
    Democratic National Convention
    Thursday, August 28, 2008
    Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Tonight, freedom rings! From the snow-capped Rockies ofColorado, freedom rings!

Forty-five years ago today, my father delivered his "I have a dream" speech. Tonight, we witness in part what has become of his dream, the acceptance of a Democratic presidential nominee, decided not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character.

This is one of our nation's greatest defining moments. Forty-five years later, I am proud to introduce another Martin Luther King, the first-born son of our parents Martin and Coretta King, born into the generation that would realize the dream and who leads the organization Realizing the Dream Inc., through which he addresses pressing issues confronting our nation and world, such as health care, education, values, poverty and war. He is a human rights activist, a man on the move.

Please welcome the son of the dream and my dear brother, Martin Luther King III.

SOURCE 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee

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