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Speech of the Century

"I Have A Dream" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr 
                                           Date: August 28, 1963


           Did you know Dr. King's 
     iconic "I Have A Dream" speech,
         arguably the most famous 
               in history almost... 
         never happened? It's true.

"Don't forget about the dream, Martin!,"
       the late, great gospel singer
        Mahalia Jackson reminded 
               her good friend,
                  mid-speech.

          She never got credit for
              lighting a spark to 
         the speech of the century,
        so thank you, Miss Jackson!

             Sadly, King's dream 
     has yet to fully come to fruition.
   We've seen monumental progress 
          since then, but we still 
            have long ways to go 
                  as a nation.



Date written: 01/08/2021

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