Then we looked at, perhaps, the greatest speech of the 20th century: Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech (a portion of which is in Sightlines 10). We discussed his main idea and then answered the questions "What WAS Dr. King's dream?" and "Has Dr. King's dream come true?"
Much discussion ensued surrounding equality and how some groups of people, both past and present, are marginalized (treated unequally and/or with disrespect).
We continued in our discussions looking at the importance of empathy and tolerance, and how difficult that may be when confronted with a majority of people who are narrow minded or bigoted. Mr. Pfeiffer related several stories about his mother who was marginalized after the end of world war two.
