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The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent African-American clergyman, a leader in the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize ...
External audio. I Have a Dream, August 28, 1963, Educational Radio Network [1] " I Have a Dream " is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister [2] Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights ...
See media help. The plaque outside the site of the speech, Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. " I've Been to the Mountaintop " is the popular name of the final speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. [1][2][3] King spoke on April 3, 1968, [4] at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
— Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance speech Martin Luther King Jr Quotes In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. " Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence ", also referred as the Riverside Church speech, [1] is an anti–Vietnam War and pro– social justice speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was assassinated. The major speech at Riverside Church in New York City ...
From his oddly prophetic final speech to his inspirational Selma talk, these are some of MLK's famous — but often overshadowed — speeches. 8 powerful speeches from Martin Luther King Jr. that ...
e. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister ...