Only in America can a family go from cotton to Congress in one lifetime.My grandfather saw his grandson win elections in the birthplace of the Confederacy.
A state that once pledged allegiance to the Confederate states elected a Black man to the United States Senate.In one lifetime, by the grace of our Almighty God and the evolution of the southern heart, we saw the change America was destined for and a future that expanded the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to all Americans.As we come together to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, we must remember the progress we’ve made and the struggle we must undertake for our nation to continue to prosper.If in the last 250 years we have made America great, we need to remember what made us great in the first place: faith, freedom, and opportunity.WORLD CUP SOCCER FANS ARE DISCOVERING AMERICA’S GREATNESS.
IT’S TIME AMERICANS DID, TOOEven in our country’s struggles, faith and freedom have always been at the core of who we are as Americans.With the first beats of America’s heart in 1776 came the soul of a nation defined by its rare proposition that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator, not their government.Our founders knew that when we lived up to our highest ideals and viewed one another as beings created by God with inherent value, then we would point to our true north and fulfill the promises of our Declaration of Independence.CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES LOVED AMERICA.TODAY'S GRIEVANCE PEDDLERS JUST HATE ITDr.
King called America back to that same promise.He did not lead from merely a podium - he led from the pulpit.
His dream was not a political speech.It was a sermon.
He said, "But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" (Amos 5:24).He called America not to be a new nation, but to honor its founding promise, echoing the words of Frederick Douglass in 1852 in the face of slavery, "The principles contained in the [Declaration of Indep...