America 1881: They Call Me Legend

The Washington Monument is located to the west of the Capitol.

At this time, the Lincoln Memorial has not yet been built, so the monument has become the most "free" place in the National Mall in Washington.

The original intention of the establishment of the Washington National Mall was to open up a place to remember American heroes, celebrate freedom, and become a forum to demonstrate freedom through protests and other means.

Today, however, the occasion is unprecedented.

More than a thousand people gathered here.

These people are all here to demonstrate.

Among them were anti-pacifists.

Many women lost husbands, children lost fathers, and others lost their own brothers because of the poor preparation and command of the U.S. Army.

Although the government has repeatedly emphasized that the dead soldiers gave their lives for the freedom and strength of the United States, they are heroes and honorable.

But most people don't think so.

Not to mention that many of the pensions of the dead have not yet been paid, and it is really not a glory to die in a foreign country.

"Peace! No war!" the anti-war protesters held up signs and shouted slogans.

Among them were anarchists.

Under the McKinley administration, wealth was increasingly concentrated in the hands of monopoly capital, and most of them were unwilling to share the market and improve workers' treatment like Chen Jianqiu did.

Life is very difficult for small owners and workers.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Strictly speaking, the position of these people is the most extreme.

They wanted McKinley dead.

These people joined the parade with their dissatisfaction with the McKinley government.

Of course, people of color are more important in the parade.

Chinese, blacks, Indians, Polynesians who came all the way from Hawaii.
The experience of these ethnic groups in the United States is full of humiliation, blood and tears.

At this moment, they also walked into the National Mall in Washington, clustered around the monument.

Chen Jianqiu's podium was placed under the monument.

The security guards at the monument didn't dare to say anything when they saw the men in black from the Border Detective Agency of Bailai No., and obediently asked them to bring in the materials and equipment.

This speech, using the latest radio broadcasting technology.

Long-distance wireless telegraphy has been possible since Tesla invented radio technology.

But after all, what the telegram transmits is only the transformation of written information, and cannot transmit voice.

Fortunately, Fessenden solved this problem for Chen Jianqiu.

This person was originally the chief chemist under Edison.

But as Edison was kicked out by Morgan, Fessenden also defected to Chen Jianqiu with Ford, and worked on fertilizer in Roswell.

Until Chen Jianqiu asked Tesla to form a radio research team, and Fessenden's resume was sent to his desk.

Only then did Chen Jianqiu discover that the father of radio broadcasting was actually under his command.

It's nice to have money.

Fessenden proposed that a continuous electric wave could be emitted so that its amplitude would change with the irregularity of the sound wave (this is called modulation).

On the receiving station, these altered waves can be selected and restored to 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 stele behind him is his big antenna.

The technicians climbed the fifty-story iron ladder and connected the antenna up.

Therefore, Chen Jianqiu's speech in Washington today was transmitted to New York, Boston, and Philadelphia through radio waves. And in places with a lot of people, after being received by professionals, it was replayed through loudspeakers.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jianqiu's speech officially started.

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 majestic words."

"They promised to give to all men the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

"And we gather today before his memorial in the hope that this country will live up to his promise."

Chen Jianqiu's voice was full of energy, even after being amplified through the speaker, it didn't change much.

"Not so long ago, in a small town on the southwestern edge of this country, racists once again lit the butcher knife at the behest of the government."

"We are forced to resist, take up arms, and defend the homeland on which we live!"

There was a sudden burst of cheers from the crowd below, and then the cheers actually joined together.

On the other side of the House of Representatives, McKinley, who was listening to the "live broadcast", had already started cursing in his heart.

This is to keep silent about the Chinese troops attacking all the way to Austin, and only focus on the bombing of the Chinese stronghold by the National Guard.

After several battles, more white people died than Chinese, so why do you insist that you are a victim?

On the other side, Chen Jianqiu began to turn over old accounts:

"In the past few decades, there has never been a time when equality and freedom have been fulfilled in this country."

"How many Indians were forced to leave their homes, were driven into so-called reservations, and then died in silence; how many blacks thought they could find a decent job in the city after the Civil War, but found that because of their own not allowed to stay in a hotel because of the color of his skin?"

"It's not that we distrust all white people. Because many of our white brothers have learned that their destiny is bound up with ours, as evidenced by their marching today; their freedom is bound up with ours. We cannot act alone!"

"We are here today to remind those who try to persecute us again that our fight will not stop as long as the things that try to hurt us remain!"

"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 resounding.

There was another climax in the crowd.

But Chen Jianqiu's tone became more and more passionate.

".My friends, today I say to you that, in spite of 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 dream that one day my children will live in a nation 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 Jr.

This is an epic speech, and the parallel sentences hit the hearts of every audience present like a torrent of mountains and seas.

It couldn't be more suitable to be able to use it.

Chen Jianqiu doesn't mind being a "official copywriter".

As for how Mr. King will speak in front of the still empty Lincoln Memorial in the west after a few decades, he doesn't care.

Say other people's lines and leave others speechless.

Believe in the wisdom of Mr. Jin, he will definitely have a brand new speech that is equally 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 liberty ring from the lofty peaks of New Hampshire! Let liberty ring from the mountains of New York! Let liberty ring from the heights of Arleigh, Pennsylvania The summit of Mount Gurney rings!"

With the end of Chen Jianqiu's speech, there were whistles, cheers and warm applause; and in the House of Representatives, some people also stood up and applauded.

It's just that McKinley's face was very, very, very ugly, as if he was strangled by the neck.