This momentousdecree came as a great becaon light of hope to millions of negroslaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night ofcaptivity. but one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact thatthe negro is still not free. one hundred years later, the lifeof the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles ofsegregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred yearslater, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in themidst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred yearslater, the negro is still languishing in the corners of americansociety and finds himself an exile in his own land.
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