The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream (2013)
By Gary Younge.
Description
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.This gripping book is rooted in new and important interviews with Clarence Jones, a close friend of and draft speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr., and Joan Baez, a singer at the march, as well as Angela Davis and other leading civil rights leaders. It brings to life the fascinating chronicle behind The Speech” and o...
ISBN(s)
1608463222, 9781608463220
