Forty years ago . . .

pitu

http://www.afscme.org/about/1549.cfm

MLK wrote: Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

the full text of what has come to be known as the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered in support of the striking sanitation workers in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 — the day before he was assassinated.