These three southern states were mentioned by Martin Luther
King, Jr. in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August
28, 1968 during the march to Washington.
In his speech, King outlined the sufferings and struggles of Africans
during the civil rights movement. Despite
being free from slavery for 100 years, African Americans are still treated
poorly. Many in the South are being
persecuted and harassed. He mentioned these
three states because the level of brutality and racism against blacks
have been the worse yet he dreams that one day blacks and whites will come
together as equals and that this conflict will one day come to an end.
