Painterly two dark hands reaching together above a small flame in a brass dish.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We will speed the day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing ... "Free at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty, I'm free at last."

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker looks toward a day when people of every race and faith can join hands and sing together of freedom. The vision is inclusive and hopeful, ending in the joyful, grateful cry of being free at last, and pledges to help hasten that day.

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