February 14, 2008

#45 Got MLK?

Today I pulled a suggestion from my friend Harry who suggested I read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. I found a site that has the entire speech transcripted as well as the video of the actual speech that took place in August of 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech lasted just over 17 minutes and is regarded as one the most influential speeches in all of American history. I’ve seen some of the more renowned parts of his speech a few times and the delivery is legendary but reading the speech gave me an appreciation for how well written the entire speech was.

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