The Revolution Will Be Televised

'...I have a dream...my four little children, one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character...'


almost half a century after...






'I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

This is your victory'

As someone said, 'Rosa sat so Martin could walk, Martin walked so Obama could run, Obama is running so we all can fly'

Read the full transcript of his speech here

Yes We Can

*DOLLFACE*