I am an Australian and am passionate about all global events - both current and historical. Today I discovered this most poignant fact, and after just reading "The Audacity of Hope", I would love to share with all Americans, without any political agenda:
Martin Luther King, Jnr made his famous “I Had a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on 28 August 1963.
Democratic presumptive nominee, Barack Obama, will make his acceptance speech as the party’s first African-American presidential nominee on the last day of the DNC convention. That day will be 28 August 2008.
The exact anniversary – 45 years later.
Please recall one of the most famous lines of King's famous speech:
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." - Martin Luther King, Jnr.
Do you believe in coincidences or miracles?
I would call this an amazing realization of Martin Luther King's 'audacity of hope'. Wouldn't you?
Ann Marosy amongst many other things is an Australian author and freelance journalist. You may visit her SelfGrowth.com Expert page at http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/ann_marosy.html