On August 28, 1963, Walter Carter sat on a tree near the Washington Monument and listened to the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King . It was that rally that drove the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s to a climax and achieved unprecedented success.
57 years later, Carter came to Washington again. He held a tall placard that read "Take your knees away from our necks." On his black mask he wrote "I want to vote!" Leaning on the roadblock a few steps away from the Lincoln Memorial, listening to Dr. King's son.
Last month, John Lewis, the youngest of the six leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement, passed away. A generation has passed away, but the situation for blacks remains difficult. Carter said that he was also sad, although the wording of the speech has changed, but the problem has not changed. 57 years have passed since
1963's "Mart to Washington" operation. On the 57th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech, thousands of supporters of the black movement marched to Washington again. During the heat wave in August, they carried out It lasted for 6 hours. The 2020 "Mart to Washington" was initiated by Martin Luther King III and black activist Al Sharpton.
Three months ago, black Freud was crushed to death by the police on his knees, and the "Black Man Fate" campaign swept the world. A week ago, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a policeman shot a 29-year-old black man seven times in front of the child, causing him to be paralyzed from the waist down. A few days after the protests, a 17-year-old white teenager shot and killed two black protesters in the march.
Porsche-Taylor, a black female rider, along with 100 other women, traveled 5000 kilometers from California across the United States to the capital. She said that when the call was made, they knew it was time to gather. She told the crowd on stage: "In November, we will dominate the election!" said Isis Wallace, a resident of
, Virginia, who was holding a sign that said dozens of police violent incidents. The name of the black victim. Wallace said that if there is no justice, there is no peace.
Like the parade in 1963, this event brought together many rallies, protests, trade unions, and even leading groups of religious and other informal organizations. However, the situation of the times is different, and today's black movement may no longer achieve the achievements of the year.
's march to Washington in 1963 was supported by the then President Kennedy. Before the campaign, Kennedy had submitted the famous civil rights bill to Congress. This bill was considered the main achievement of that civil rights movement. The civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s successfully Affected the high-level, so that the U.S. government's high-level generation has the impetus for change.
, however, will march towards Washington in 2020. On the one hand, there is no such charismatic leader as Martin Luther King was among the protesters. On the other hand, the Republican government headed by Trump sees black activists as enemies, and the Democrats headed by Biden only use the black movement as a tool to overthrow Trump, and the top government officials have no will to change.
The civil rights movement in 1963 received the full support of almost all American media. At that time, the number of cameras in front of the Lincoln Memorial even exceeded the grand occasion of the presidential election. In contrast to today's movement, there will be too many things happening in 2020. The impact of the epidemic, hurricanes, elections, etc. cannot be compared to that of 1963.
Marching to Washington again in 2020, today's movement is far less vigorous than the 300,000 people marched back then. The golden age of the civil rights movement may never go back, but the pursuit of equal rights remains unchanged. As Carter said, "I came here in 1963; today, I am back here again. It’s the same thing. "
57 years have passed, and Martin Luther King’s dream is still just a dream.
