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You can read it here http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf
by yread 13y ago
You can read it here
http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf
- clicks 13y agoAnd watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs Incidentally, please do take the 17 minutes to watch this speech (and perhaps follow along with yread's transcript link). It really is one of the greatest speeches ever given.
- hudibras 13y agoAnd keep in mind that MLK was 34 years old when he gave that speech. I'm trying hard not to think about what I was doing at that age...
- speedyrev 13y agoAlso keep in mind that the last portion starting with "I have a dream..." and following was all improvised. The original draft didn't include those words.
- rthomas6 13y agoThank you for this. I had forgotten how powerful this speech is.
- WalterSear 13y agoSo, not hidden behind a copyright wall?
- chimeracoder 13y agoThe distribution of the printed text is far less controlled than the video, which is much harder to find (legally) than the text. In the case of the text, it is possible to find copies online (for, via the National Archives), but redistribution in other printed works (namely, textbooks) is problematic. As for the video, the King estate controls that very, very tightly.
- ebspelman 13y agoAnd listen to it (while reading the transcript) here http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122701268 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1227012...