Iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhaveehereoutofgreattrialsandtribulations。Someofyouhaveefreshfromnarrowjaileofyouhaveareaswhereyourquestforfreedomleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpersedstaggeredbythewindsofpolicebrutality。Youhavebeeeraivesuffering。uetoworkwiththefaiththatunearnedsufferiive。
Gobaississippi，gobaa，gobacktoSobacktobacktoLouisiana，gobasaosofouries，knowingthatsomehowthissituationdwillbeged。Letusnotwallowinthevalleyofdespair。
Isaytoyoutoday，myfriends，thatihediffidfrustratio，Istillhaveadream。ItisadreamdeeplyrootedintheAmeridream。
Ihaveadreamthatohisnationwillriseupahetruemeaningofitscreed:“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident:thatallmeedequal。”
Ihaveadreamthatoheredhillsiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowableofbrotherhood。
IhaveadreamthatoateofMississippi，adesertstate，swelteringwiththeheatofinjustidoppressioraoanoasisoffreedomandjustice。
Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlewillonedayliveinaheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythetoftheircharacter。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
IhaveadreamthatoeofAlabama，whosegovernor’slipsarepresentlydrippingwiththewordsofiionandnullifi，willbetraoasituatiolebladblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsandwalktogetherassistersandbrothers。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexalted，everyhillandmountainshallbemadelhplaceslain，andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight，andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed，andallfleshshallseeittogether。
Thisisourhope。ThisisthefaithwithwhichIreturh。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdespairastohisfaithwewillbeabletotransformthejanglingdiscordsofournationiifulsymphonyofbrotherhood。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletether，tether，tether，togotojailtogether，tostandupfether，knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday。
ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod’swillbeabletosingwithanewmeaning，“Mytry’tisofthee，sweetlaheeIsing。Lahersdied，landofthepilgrim’spride，fromeverymoufreed。”
Aobeagreatnation，thismustbeetrue。
&freedfrioushilltopsofNeshire。LetfreedfromthemightymountainsofNewYork。LetfreedfromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania!
&freedfromthesnoedRockiesofColorado!
&freedfromthecurvaceouspeaksofia!
Butnotonlythat;letfreedfromStoainia!
&freedfromLookoutMountainofTennessee!
&freedfromeveryhillandeverymolehillofMississippi。Fromeverymoufreed。
freed，wheringfrea，fromeverystateay，weeedupthatdaywhenallofGod’s，bladwhitemen，JewsaestantsandCatholics，willbeabletojoinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual，“Freeatlast!Freeatlast!ThankGodalmighty，wearefreeatlast!”