Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
I Have A Dream
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
1. I Have A Dream Marker
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, was not a legal brief on the specifics of the civil rights bill, nor an intellectual treatise on the plight of the oppressed. It was a fervent, emotional sermon, forged out of the language and spirit of democracy. King's mastery of the spoken word, his magnetism and his sincerity raised familiar platitudes from clichι to commandment. Excerpts of his speech follows.
August 28, 1963
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Fivescore years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity....
I have a dream that one day "every valley shall be exalted and every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be made plain and the crooked placeswill be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together."
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And when this happens, and when we allow freedom to 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 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."
Erected by Firelands Association of Realtors.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1963.
Location. 41° 27.323′ N, 82° 42.612′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is on East Washington Row (U.S. 6) west of Wayne Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Washington Row, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Statue Of Liberty (here, next to this marker); Benjamin Franklin Epitaph (here, next to this marker); The Monroe Doctrine (here, next to this marker); Bill Of Rights (here, next to this marker); Mayflower Compact (here, next to this marker); "The Star Spangled Banner" (here, next to this marker); Emancipation Proclamation (here, next to this marker); Perry's Monument (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
