So many moving speeches were delivered during March For Our Lives rallies across the United States this weekend, however, there was on speech in particular that stood out.
Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr, Yolanda Renae King was brought out on stage at the Washington D.C rally by Parkland student activist, Jacyln Corin.
The nine-year-old girl delivered such a moving and emotional speech, it’s safe to say it will go down in history, just like her grandfather’s I Have A Dream speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s granddaughter addresses March for Our Lives in Washington, DC: "I have a dream that enough is enough and that this should be a gun-free world -- period" https://t.co/2V1BktJIUu pic.twitter.com/Sx5FXowQo4
— CNN (@CNN) March 24, 2018
Addressing the crowd, she said:
"My name is Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream that enough is enough! And that this should be a gun-free world, period. Will you please repeat these words after me? 'Spread the word! Have you heard? All across the nation. We. Are Going to Be. A Great Generation.' Now I'd like you to say it like you really, really mean it! 'Spread the word! Have you heard? All across the nation. We. Are Going to Be. A Great Generation.'
Now I'd like you to say it like you really, really mean it—and the whole entire world can hear you! 'Spread the word! Have you heard? All across the nation. We. Are Going to Be. A Great Generation.' Now, give yourselves a hand."
This sign deserves a pulitzer #marchforourlives (@claremarienyc) pic.twitter.com/9qHcEjbhq6
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) March 24, 2018
Today I marched with a lot of warriors Proud to be a part of #MarchForOurLives @AMarch4OurLives pic.twitter.com/4uukvVMAZ9
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) March 24, 2018
load minds, not guns. #marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/qNgWQ1K18l
— Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) March 25, 2018
Paul McCartney, who is marching in NYC, tells CNN: "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it's important to me.." It's been 37 years since John Lennon was gunned down outside of his apartment in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/DH0WRc3aY0
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) March 24, 2018
Emma González, survivor of Parkland shootings and a leader of the March for Our Lives, held silence on stage for most of 6 minutes and 20 seconds, the amount of time it took a shooter to kill her classmates on Valentine’s Day. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/4jXD5PY4hF
— Modern Latina (@ModernLatinas) March 24, 2018
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 24, 2018
Six billboards. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/MudG0YLwTk
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) March 24, 2018
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across America to protest against gun violence. Former President Barack Obama honoured the demonstrators in a tweet, “Michelle and I are so inspired by all the young people who made today’s marches happen. Keep at it. You’re leading us forward. Nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change.”
