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Of all the “dreams” in Martin Luther’s “I Have A Dream” speech several have been accomplished today. “That one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” Today all men are created equal. No matter the color of their skin all men can vote or ride the bus or drink from the same water fountain. Today the “sons of former slave and sons of former slave owners” can and do sit together at a table and enjoy each other’s company. His dreams that “even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice” is also another dream come true for King. His dream that his four children could live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but instead by their character; while this dream may not be completely come true, it is something the country is working towards. Today in Alabama white boys and girls can go to school with black boys and girls and that is yet another dream come true. He dreamed we would be able “to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together” all of which have come true. If King was alive today I think he would be happy with the steps the nation has taken to make all men equal regardless of the color of their skin. Maybe he would even join hands with other black and white men and women and sing the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”