Speech Dedicated To African Americans

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Throughout life we as humans experience many stages of life, learning and developing different ideologies beliefs. As a child growing up, I heard this speech and thought that it was dedicated to African-Americans, in order to help build a new image, a new future restore dignity to a community and build unity worldwide. My views of this speech grew in me and the words from the speech took on a new life, when my adult working life grabbed whole to a new reality. The voice of bigotry and hatred of color, gender and everything possible forms of hostility showed it ugly face in the most unassuming people. I heard the true words of ignorance of others cultural backgrounds, as well as mine own. It was a cess pool negative views and unfounded disproof

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