![]() ![]() Renowned Michael Nagler from the US, who authored many books on Gandhi, explained: "When Thurman asked Gandhi to come to the US in the mid 30’s he said, if I do that I would fail in India and I can accomplish nothing in America. He described this visit to India in 1959 as his "pilgrimage" and said repeatedly that he considered Mahatma Gandhi's concept of non-violence as an eye-opener. The charismatic King, who was just 34 years old at the time of his famous speech, had visited India a few years earlier. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955 Image: AP Martin Luther King's inspiration for his struggle was the Indian "Father of the Nation" Mahatma Gandhi. The America that Martin Luther King dreamed of soon became a role model for the rest of the world. In King wanted an America in which all people, regardless of color, have the same opportunities. But despite that, these words have not lost their ability to electrify the masses. These famous lines by the American civil rights activist and one of the finest orators in history have been quoted thousands of times all over the world. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. ![]()
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