Mass. Lawmakers Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of MLK Speech In Boston

Fifty years ago this month, just weeks after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led the historic march to Selma, Alabama, he came to Boston and spoke before a joint convention of the Massachusetts Legislature.

It was his first speech ever before a legislative body.

On Monday, members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus read that speech in its entirety to a joint session of the Massachusetts Legislature.

WBUR's Delores Handy joins Morning Edition with a report on the State House ceremony.

To hear the full report, click on the audio player above.