The marchers of King’s day had a destination and so do we. The only normalcy that we will settle for is the normalcy of brotherhood, the normalcy of true peace, the normalcy of justice.” The only normalcy that we will settle for is the normalcy that allows judgment to run down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream. “The only normalcy that we will settle for is the normalcy that recognizes the dignity and worth of all of God’s children. Second, King provides a vision to which we are marching or rather teaching towards. It will take a movement, and more so a movement directed and empowered by God who is able to overcome the sin that permeates through unjust systems. Bringing justice in any area, including education, will take not just a few well-intentioned individuals. King encourages us to keep marching on like the protestors in Selma did in 1965 after being literally beaten and trampled. We can take these words to heart because we know very well that the road to equal and quality education for all children is not a smooth one. There are no broad highways that lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. “The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. “Let us therefore continue our triumphant march to the realization of the American dream… Let us march on segregated schools until every vestige of segregated and inferior education becomes a thing of the past, and Negroes and whites study side-by-side in the socially-healing context of the classroom.” Yes, we are on the move and no wave of racism can stop us.” The insights King provided that day are helpful for us as urban educators still fighting the effects of racial injustice in this country.įirst, King reminds his listeners that despite great strides the march towards justice continues. That day in Montgomery King expressed the pain and triumph of this struggle in the speech known as “Our God is Marching on”.
This moment was the conclusion of the civil rights protest known as the Selma March where nearly 2,000 people marched 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery over three days because the right to vote was being denied to African Americans throughout the south.
stood in front of the state capital of Alabama in downtown Montgomery before a crowd of 25,000 people. Blog Reflection on MLK’s “Our God is Marching On!”
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