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MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech Springs From Early Work
ResumeMartin Luther King, Jr.'s pre-1963 manuscripts, notebooks, sermons, letters and other materials are archived at Boston University, where King studied in the 1950s.
Those who are familiar with the archive say you can see the themes King outlined in his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in some of this material.
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the speech, Here & Now's Alex Ashlock paid a visit to the archives.
Guests
- Vita Paladino, director of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
- Walter Fluker, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University's School of Theology.
This segment aired on August 26, 2013.