MLK’s Promissory Note for the Beloved Community

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The speech of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. generally known as “I Have A Dream,” has several very important themes to strive for and to live by. The “dream” he alludes to in the speech outlines principles that he describes elsewhere as “the Beloved Community.” This community is a society that is based on a brotherly love related to the Greek word agape. The speech also says that this type of community is presented in the Emancipation Proclamation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence as a promissory note to all people. The pathway to letting freedom ring for all people is to reject the triple evils (Poverty, Racism, and Militarism) from our society. This discussion looks at the power of non-violent tools to resolve the inevitable conflicts that challenge the Beloved Community.

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