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Which social division is he talking about? What are his aspirations and anxieties? Do you see a relationship between this speech and the incident in Mexico Olympics mentioned in this chapter?
тАЬI have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ringтАФwhen we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of GodтАЩs childrenтАФblack men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and CatholicsтАФwill be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: тАШFree at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!тАЩ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: тАШWe hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equalтАЩ.тАЭ
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Martin Luther King Jr. is referring to segregating policies used by the whites against the coloured people. He mentioned that it is the reason for the social division between the two communities. His aspiration was for people to move towards a secure society where different communities can live together peacefully. He hoped for a non-racial society where racial abuse doesnтАЩt exist. He wanted the communities to respect each other and not discriminate against each other on the basis of their colour.
Yes, there is a relationship between his speech and the incident at the Mexico Olympics, as both reflect a stand against the plight of the African-American people.