On January 20, 2014 we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday with MLK day, a federal holiday and national day of service. Among Dr. King’s many gifts was his ability to spread his message of racial equity and community through the power of words. In celebration of a man who made each word count, this week’s Six-Word Caption Contest asks you to sum up the photo you see above in a half-dozen well-chosen words. Your Six Words could be about Dr. King’s legacy, your experience with equality, race and identity, or what bridge-building means to you—just choose your words wisely.
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We’ll share our favorite submissions on the Six-Word blog next week, and send one winner a personalized keytag (pictured, right) with the six words of his or her choice, courtesy of our friends at the super cool design company, Various Projects.
This week’s Six-Word Caption Contest runs through Friday, January 17th, 2014, 5pm EST. Submit your entry in the comments below, on our Facebook page, or tag us on Twitter or Tumblr.
UPDATE: THIS CAPTION CONTEST HAS ENDED. Find out which MLK inspired Six Words made the Top Six and who took home top honors.
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Merrie Jackson
Impossible dream in a bigoted world.
raised by wolves
Made a way where none existed.
BanjoDan
The human spirit shares one dream
JAD
Equality for everyone. His main focus.
JAD
He was one of a kind.
Chaka101
I have a dream… hashtag equality
judah
Chipped away at hatred with hope
Dean
Children holding hands: a worthwhile Dream.
Judah
His delivery turned words into wine
Canebrake
He’s free! We’re still following him.
Carol Mason
He dreamed a dream for us.
Carol Mason
He dreamed for all of us.
Solstice22
The silence needed to be broken.
Kathleen S. Allen (@kathleea)
MLK’s wish became a dream imagined.
Dollie Whitte
A “DREAM” of Beloved Community- Peace.
JAD
His dream did become a reality.
Carolyn E
Tremendous dreams lead to unstable conclusions…
notyouraveragegirl
Standing up for others to sit.
notyouraveragegirl
In regard to Rosa Parks and the King’s role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
_Miracle
His dream’s sadly, still a dream.
_Miracle
We’re closer but not even close.
JAD
Black and White do hold hands.
Cashelle Brown
Solved unanswered equation, now all equal.
Shan Will
Equal rights and justice,his dream..
Shan Will
never hesitated to dream big dreams..
C R Myers
Peaceful, powerful solutions to right wrongs.
Brian Collins
His dream is still coming true
C J Jackman Zigante
Freedom to stand and walk proud!
Belinda
Freedom, hope, equality, justice for all.
John Figliomeni
More powerful in spirit than ever.
Marshall Thompson
MLK legacy ignored by today’s blacks.
MaryLouise Torres
Strived for a world without ignorance
Alexa
A great man, with powerful words.
Janna
Thanks for a day off work!
maesaysdoit
Change is coming, get on board.
Shauna Greene
MLK’s dreams and impact live on.
Shirley
His power was in his humility.
Stan Levenson
One of the greatest of men.
Ariel Penn
He spoke releasing tremors of light.
Shirley
He forever stands as justice’s guardian.
mel
Controversy surrounds the way he lived.
Shirley
He stands between light and shadow.
Shirley
Loved the people, Represented the Lord.
Shirley
When he spoke, the mountains trembled.
Shirley
What we know, he already knew.
Vincent
Shouldn’t there be more like him?
Shirley
A statue, a monument, a power
jublke
Remove segregation from your thoughts, too.
Janet Kay Gallagher
Should have been first black President.
Janet Kay Gallagher
Killed because of his effective Leadership.
marcia allison
Life will never be the same
marcia allison
A powerful force for changing lives.
khsharpe
all my futures now your past
dee conmy
glistening with hope, his words echo
Natalie Wood
We’re able to live his dream.
Amanda Lee
Lifting voices towards a united liberation.
ESW
He never gave up his dream.
Lindsey Ingbretson
A dream; chiseled ideologies, once stone.
M Sarkar
Dreamers are mortal; Shared dreams immortal.
Tabatha Crayton
He marched his dream into existence.
ray uhler
He Came, He Saw, He Inspired
Vincent Aurelius
He dreamt so we could wake.
Judah
He delivered warmth, hope and empowerment
Judah
Inspiring, whether in flesh or stone
AHollyday
The Downtroddens’ Dreams Transcend Their Cost.
Bree
When words spoke louder than fear
Dee
Thank you for all you did.
David O'Hara
Deservedly Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Bruce
Content of Character: How to Judge
John
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Staraj
Dreamer undeterred by nightmares not interred.
L Mott
Dreams and Love and Hope Realized
Katherine Kennedy
Promoted diversity in a black-and-white world.
JD
Dream a dream leave a legacy
L Mott
Eyes Wide Open, Now You Dream
Dorry Wilner
MLK rock solid for social justice
Mindfest
Now, observer of humanity’s own deliverance.
Linda Landers
Life Gone, But Dream Lives On
Michael Cooley
He helped others to help themselves
Lydia
Colored vs White sections no more.
Dana Way
Remembrance, but we must take action.
maryjane31
He saw, was appalled, fixed it.
maryjane31
His dream was to banish nightmare.
mdr
Killed person. Can’t kill the dream.
niko bommer
Because he fought, I can dream.
Mary M
Ditzy people think it’s Milk Street.
Donna Bullock
A legacy that can’t be emulated.
Nathan schroeder
Though he died, his dream lives.
Karen Perez
Did his dream come true yet?
Hayden Adelman
Fought with kindness, won through death.
Jessica Berta
Your words still make me weep.
Donna Erbs
Good for Blacks, good for all.
angela
Passive resistance cultivates a powerful dream.
raised by wolves
He brought dreams from the mountaintop.
Scott G
Inspiration to rise above strange fruit
Roy lizana
Had a dream it came true
Judah
Fought back, with words for bullets
Judah
Free at last, thanks to him
Kate
A man with an inspiring dream.
Ronna L. Ede;steom
Vision means transforming impossible into possible
Irini
Together we unite and become one
Rebecca Stadolnik
Though he’s gone, vision lives on
Rebecca Stadolnik
Let’s keep working toward the dream
l8leigh
Not afraid to walk the talk.
Rachel S
He dreamt. We should too.
K.D. Mead
United future from our divided past.
Paige Ballard
Hopes and dreams: they live on
Danielle Koval
Ask him what true sacrifice entails
Tita Beal
Character: Care for least of us
Jerry K
His dream keeps us awake.
knoxzena
Some people ARE living MLK’s dream!
Edwin Small
Deserving of a Stone Mountain Monument.
scott glass
Easy to celebrate; harder to emulate.
Raghav joshi
MKK’s ideology of equality is alive