Martin Luther King in His Own Words

ON BLACKS IN AMERICA (From Birmingham jail, 1963):
"Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands."

• Martin Luther King 1929 - 1968
• Photos: MLK at Home