MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AND THE GRASSROOTS CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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Mon, 01/16/2017 - 8:00am to 8:30am
MAKING CONTACT:A DREAM REMEMBERED?

 

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time.
But it nearly didnt happen.
On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin Luther King Juniors Dream and the story behind it.

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Gary Younge, author of "The Speech: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and the Story Behind It"  

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