Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – “I Have a Dream…”

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Black History Month, Civil Rights, Human Rights, I have a dream, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, MLK, Video, Weekend, YouTube

Folks, in light of Black History Month, I decided to circumvent my funny Friday video with Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream speech. Here it is in its entirety. Dr. King was one of the primary movers during the 1960s that ultimately helped create the Civil Rights act and so many other pieces of legislation that were designed to help change the laws of the land that impacted the African American Community and so many other groups in the United States.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I watch this speech each year and wanted to share it with you.

Have a great weekend, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Frederick Douglass

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Abolition, Civil War, Frederick Douglass, Freedom, Human Rights, Juneteenth, Oratory, Slavery, Struggle

Photo Credit: George Kendall Warren – This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 558770.

In light of Juneteenth’s national recognition this month, here are some quotes from Frederick Douglass.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Frederick Douglass

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

Frederick Douglass

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Frederick Douglass

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.

Frederick Douglass

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

Frederick Douglass

If you’d like to learn more about Frederick Douglass, check out his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass

Have a great Wednesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – TED Talk Tuesday – “The Seemingly Impossible is Possible.”

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Carbon Emissions, Culture, Education, Government, Human Rights, Poverty, Statistics, United Nations

Enjoy this talk by Hans Rosling, which shows some surprising bubble charts that show the various ways to look at how human kind progresses. (You’ll also enjoy the magic trick at the end.) This was both funny and fascinating. Enjoy!

Until next time…

Dave