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Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.
Excerpts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, we play excerpts from one of his acclaimed speeches.
BOSTON - On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sixty years later, it continues to inspire. "Dr ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam” is incredibly insightful regarding how it speaks to issues we face today. Viet Thanh Nguyen on Dr. King's 1967 speech ‘Beyond Vietnam’ ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 years old when he died, and during his years on earth, he gave famous and memorable speeches around the world that have been replayed hundreds of times.
60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones.
A Ram Trucks Super Bowl ad sampling audio from a Martin Luther King Jr. sermon sparked swift criticism online, despite being licensed by the late civil rights leader's estate.. But even if King's ...
Students honor Martin Luther King Jr. in speech competition: 'What you started, we are going to finish it' "What you started, we are going to finish it," one student said.
T he best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln ...
In 1964, Martin Luther King became the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. When he accepted the prize, he delivered a speech that has been unfairly ignored because his delivery was so ...
Exactly one year before his assassination, on April 4, 1967, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave a speech that may have helped put a target on his back. That speech, entitled Beyond Vietnam: A Time ...
I helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Its message remains essential 60 years later. At age 92, I have made it the goal of my remaining life to ensure that Dr. Martin Luther King's words ...