o. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi - from every mountainside. Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring - when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children - black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Where the text can be found: Congressional Record, 88th Congress, (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1963) Washington, vol. 109, pt. 12, pp. 16241-16242. The speech has been widely anthologized. Special distribution copy of King's "I Have a Dream" speech: The normal Douglass policies regarding copyright and use have been waived for a special distribution copy of King's speech. It is available here: ihaveadream.txt. Copyright 1997-1999 Douglass Project. All rights reserved. Home | Speech Guides & Notes | Reference | Featured ...
