The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered this speech on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Washington, D.C., Lincoln Memorial during the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. For the full text, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers project
“My friends, all I’m trying to say is thatif we are to go forward today, we’ve got to go back and rediscover some mighty precious values that we’ve left behind.”—Martin Luther King, Jr. (February 28, 1954) Share this: Facebook Martin Luther Kingmoralityquotesermon Book Reviews ...
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.”–Martin Luther King Jr. “There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July an...
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, Will.i.am and Common joined forces for a track that appeared on the soundtrack for “Freedom Writers.”“My dream is to be free,” Will.i.am sings on the chorus, while Common shares verses about struggle, pain and hope....
Despite his film being an adaptation ofColson Whitehead’s bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel, directorRaMell Rosshas found it helpful to come out and give an introduction to any “Nickel Boys” screening that he can. “[I tell] people to not look too hard and to not try to...
Written just months after King’s 1968 assassination, “Abraham, Martin and John” was penned in tribute to some of America’s most iconic civil leaders. The song’s title and lyrics reference Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Kennedy; the late attorney general and president ca...
Written just months after King’s 1968 assassination, “Abraham, Martin and John” was penned in tribute to some of America’s most iconic civil leaders. The song’s title and lyrics reference Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Kennedy; the late attorney general and president ca...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was known more for his speeches and activism than his singing ability. But when the Gregory Brothers began their series of auto-tuned video speeches andnewsstories, auto-tuning MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech was a no-brainer. As with most Gregory Brothers ...