Two-score and five years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his now famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial, within walking distance of the White House.

Today, with the election of Barack Obama to the highest office in the land, we've entered into "an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality". To be certain, this is only one chapter in Dr. King's dream, but across many of the states in this nation, freedom has rung and a historic ascent by a transformative leader is at hand.