A Benediction

"Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us pray for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right.
That all those that do justice and love mercy would say Amen. Say Amen. Say Amen."

Dr. Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, during the benediction at President Barack Obama's Inauguration Ceremony