1. The emancipation proclamation came as a "great beakon of light" for the African Americans.
2. Although they were free, they still felt racial persecution as a result of segregation.
3. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
4. Instead of honoring this quote, Americans have given the African Americans a "bad check" persay. "And we refuse to believe that the bank of justice has gone bankrupt."
5. "now is the time to rise from the dark...and stand against racial injustice"
6. "We can never become satisfied as long as the negro man is still a victim of police brutality."
7. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up upon the laws it was founded." or something like that.
8. "That one day, even the state of Mississippi...will be transformed into an oasis of justice."
9. "I have a dream, that my children will not be judged for the color of their skin, but for content of their character."
10. "Free at last, free at last! Thank god almighty, we are free at last!"
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