NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 616 I have a dream
The Washington Monument is located west of the Capitol Building.
At this time, the Lincoln Memorial had not yet been built, so the monument became the most "liberal" place on the National Mall in Washington.
The original intention of the National Mall in Washington was to carve out a place to remember American heroes, celebrate freedom, and become a forum to demonstrate freedom through protest and other methods.
Today, the scene here is unprecedented.
More than a thousand people gathered here.
These people are here to demonstrate.
There were anti-war activists among them.
Due to the poor preparation and command of the U.S. Army, many women lost their husbands, children lost their fathers, and some lost their biological brothers.
Although the government has repeatedly emphasized that the dead soldiers sacrificed their lives for the freedom and strength of the United States, they are heroes and glorious.
But most people don't think so.
Not to mention that many of the pensions for those who died in battle have not yet been settled. It is really not an honor to die in a foreign country.
"Peace! No war!" the anti-war protesters shouted slogans, holding signs high.
There were anarchists among them.
Under the McKinley administration, wealth was increasingly concentrated in the hands of monopoly capital, most of whom were unwilling to share the market and improve workers' treatment like Chen Jianqiu.
Life was very difficult for small owners and workers.
Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
Strictly speaking, these people's positions are the most extreme.
They wished McKinley was dead.
These people joined the march with dissatisfaction with the McKinley administration.
Of course, the most important people in the parade were people of color.
Chinese, blacks, Indians, Polynesians who came all the way from Hawaii.
The experiences of these ethnic groups in the United States are filled with humiliation, blood and tears.
At this moment, they also entered the National Mall in Washington and gathered around the monument.
Chen Jianqiu's podium was built under the monument.
The security guards of the monument did not dare to say anything when they saw about a hundred men in black from the Border Detective Agency, and obediently allowed them to bring in materials and equipment.
This speech used the latest radio broadcast technology.
Ever since Tesla invented radio technology, long-range wireless telegraphy has become possible.
But after all, what the telegraph transmitted was only the transformation of written information, not speech.
Fortunately, Fessenden solved this problem for Chen Jianqiu.
This man was originally Edison's chief chemist.
But as Edison was kicked out by Morgan, Fessenden also defected to Chen Jianqiu with Ford to engage in chemical fertilizer in Roswell.
It wasn’t until Chen Jianqiu asked Tesla to form a radio research team and Fessenden’s resume was sent to his desk.
Chen Jianqiu discovered that the father of radio broadcasting was actually under his command.
Having money is really good.
Fessenden proposed that continuous electric waves could be emitted so that their amplitude would change with the irregular changes of the sound waves (this is modulation).
On the receiving station, these changed radio waves can be selected and restored into sound waves.
Thus, radio broadcasting was invented.
The shortcomings are the same as those of radios. Both the transmitting and receiving devices are large and clumsy.
Chen Jianqiu is not worried about this matter.
For example, in today's speech, the 169-meter-high stone monument behind him is his big antenna.
Technicians climbed fifty floors of iron ladders and connected the antenna.
Therefore, Chen Jianqiu's speech in Washington today was transmitted to New York, Boston, and Philadelphia via radio waves. It was received by professionals in places with a large flow of people and then replayed through loudspeakers.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jianqiu's speech officially began.
The tall monument was reflected in the wide pool in front of him. There were crowds of people around the pool, and their faces were filled with expectations.
"One hundred years ago, a great man founded this country. When he and his fellow travelers drafted the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they made a promise to every American in magnificent words."
"They promise to grant to all men the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"And we gather before his monument today in the hope that this country can fulfill his promise."
Chen Jianqiu's voice was full of energy, and even after being amplified through a speaker, it didn't change much.
"Not long ago, in a small town in the southwest border of this country, racists, under the instruction of the government, once again used their butcher's knives."
"We are forced to resist and take up arms to defend our homeland where we live!"
A burst of cheers suddenly broke out from the crowd below, and then the cheers actually became one.
On the other side of the House of Representatives, McKinley, who was listening to the "live broadcast", was already cursing in his heart.
This is not talking about the Chinese troops attacking all the way to Austin, but only focusing on the National Guard shelling the Chinese strongholds.
It is clear that after several battles, more white people died than Chinese people, so why do you have to say that you are a victim?
On the other side, Chen Jianqiu began to recount old scores:
"Over the past few decades, this country has never delivered on equality and freedom."
"How many Indians were forced to leave their homes and were driven into so-called reservations, and then died silently in a foreign land; how many black people thought they could find a decent job in the city after the Civil War, but found that because of their Not allowed to stay in a hotel because of the color of your skin?”
“It’s not that we don’t distrust all white people. Because many of our white brothers have realized that their destiny is closely connected with our destiny, as evidenced by their participation in the march and rally today; their freedom is closely connected with our freedom. We can’t do it alone!”
"We are here today to remind those who try to persecute us again. As long as those things that try to harm us still exist, our struggle will not stop!"
"We love peace, but we are not afraid of death! But as long as oppression exists, resistance will not stop!"
Chen Jianqiu's words were striking.
There was another climax in the crowd.
But Chen Jianqiu's tone became more and more passionate.
"Friends, I say to you today that despite all the difficulties and setbacks we have suffered now and in the future, I still have a dream. This dream is deeply rooted in the American dream."
".I have a dream that one day this nation will stand up and truly live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident—that all men are created equal."
"I have a dream that one day my children will live in a country where they will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the quality of their character."
"I have a dream!"
Chen Jianqiu has long been familiar with the speeches of the great black pastor Martin Luther King.
This was an epic speech, and the parallelism struck the hearts of every audience present like an overwhelming force.
It's perfect to be able to use it.
Chen Jianqiu doesn't mind being a "official copywriter".
As for how the real Mr. King will deliver a speech in front of the currently empty Lincoln Memorial in the West decades later, he has no control over it.
Say other people's lines and leave them speechless.
Believe in Mr. Jin’s wisdom, he will definitely have a brand new speech that is also inspiring.
Maybe, the problem will have been solved by then, and Mr. King will no longer have to run around for the freedom of black people?
".If America is to be a great nation, this dream must come true. Let freedom ring from the towering peaks of New Hampshire! Let freedom ring from the mountains of New York! Let freedom ring from Pennsylvania. The summit of Mount Gurney rings!”
As Chen Jianqiu's speech ended, whistles, cheers and warm applause erupted; in the House of Representatives, some people also stood up and applauded.
But McKinley's face was very, very, very ugly, as if he had been strangled.