Transcript of martin luther king jr s i have a dream speech.
Martin luther king jr i have a dream speech text.
I have a dream.
The speech is named after a repeated phrase i have a dream but it is known for moving parts as well.
Gave his famous i have a dream speech in washington d c during the height of the american civil rights movement aug.
The widely quoted speech became one.
Text version below transcribed directly from audio.
Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by storms of persecution and staggered by the.
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Martin luther king jr delivered this iconic i have a dream speech at the march on washington on august 28 1963.
Martin luther king jr.
I have a dream i am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
17 2011 just two days after he would have turned 82 years old.
Martin luther king jr gives his i have a dream speech to a crowd before the lincoln memorial during the freedom march in washington dc on august 28 1963.
It s a great day to revisit the i have a dream speech he delivered in 1963 in washington d c.
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Martin luther king jr.
Research and education institute at stanford university has audio of the entire address here.
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Is celebrated today jan.
Martin luther king jr on august 28 1963 delivered the iconic i have a dream speech in front of over 250 000 supporters gathered at lincoln memorial the speech was ranked the best american speech of 20th century in a 1999 poll.
On monday americans nationwide will remember the life and legacy of martin luther king jr and for some that includes remembering the civil rights leader s most famous speech i have a dream.