I still get all choked up when I hear the "I Have a Dream Speech" and am always moved when singing along with U2's "Pride in the Name of Love." Americans will continue to honor Dr. King centuries from now as his importance to the nation is amplified with time.
I believe that we need to "move on" from the politics of race, because that is what Dr. King would have wanted, and in any case it is the right thing to do. However, I also think that it is important to reflect and remember, because there is far too much hate left in the world (racial and otherwise) to believe that Dr. King's mission has been accomplished.
Go here for a little inspiration, not the most poetic but one I happened to run across, or here for the I Have a Dream podcast.
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