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It’s been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. One of the most famous speeches in American history, it is named for its most quoted line: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Dr. King’s speech became emblematic of the Civil Rights Movement and has been taught in classrooms across America for decades.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan joins an enlightening episode of "Faithful Politics" with hosts Will Wright and Pastor Josh Bertram.
By Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
Last week everyone on the East Coast was talking about smoke from the Canadian wildfires. It was a reminder of the fact that climate change is already having devasting impacts on communities. This is particularly true for the communities of color and environmental justice communities I represent, who disproportionately suffer the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change.
As I took my oath of office last month to become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, I felt the weight of history and my responsibility. I was sworn in during Women’s History Month on March 7, exactly 58 years to the day that voting rights activists faced the brutality of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It reminded me that the past is still present as the country faces familiar fights for justice — including environmental justice.