And like Jesus of Nazareth, Gandhi and Dag Hammarskjold, he was cut down, killed in the prime of his life. Martin Luther King knew it, too. I have a dream, too. I have the audacity to believe that one day women will be truly equal persons in the eyes of all people, with equal pay for equal work, with equal opportunity for career choice and advancement, with equal expectations for dignity, equality and freedom for their bodies and spirits. Women have waited for more than 5,000 years for our God-given rights . . . to be treated as full human beings, as whole persons, free from the fear of rape, sexual coercion, job insecurity and persistent denial of personhood.
Signs still remain in hearts and minds, behaviors and communities, public wealth and economy.
We have to be constantly vigilant. Racism is a moral issue. There was a time when racial segregation ran right through churches just as it did through society. Today most people see the evil of racist institutions and reject them. We also see the beauty and talents of peoples of color more evenly represented in the media and all walks of life.