Although our nation has made substantial progress in many aspects of race relations since the civil rights movement, racial discrimination continues to undermine America’s credibility as a champion of freedom and democracy. Indeed, until all races achieve a fair share of employment and educational opportunities in our society, our loftiest ideals about freedom and equality will be viewed as empty rhetoric by other nations. To provide a credible example of democracy, we must affirm the sisterhood and brotherhood of all people—every race, every ethnic group, every religion, women and men, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities—every person. That must be the American way, and we must take this conviction to the polls in November.
— Address by Coretta Scott King at Antioch College in 2006. Important lessons to keep in mind this election year and always as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day.
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