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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOMG I am listening to Dr. King's speech right now
it's on in it's entirety with out commercials.
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OMG I am listening to Dr. King's speech right now (Original Post)
gopiscrap
Aug 2013
OP
I have never heard the entire speech - clips, etc - but not all of it. As great as it was always
patricia92243
Aug 2013
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malaise
(268,724 posts)1. Same here
First time I'm watching it on TV.
We have come to cash this check
BumRushDaShow
(128,527 posts)2. Yes the whole speech
not just the very last part, that seems to be the only part that the media has played over the past 50 years.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)3. I think it stands alone
as one of the greatest speeches in history.
nolabear
(41,938 posts)4. So am I. Watching and recording.
malaise
(268,724 posts)7. I have goosebumps
Tamron is fighting back the tears. First time she heard the speech in its entirety
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)5. The last time I did this was in graduate school
We listened to the recording. The video is seldomly released.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)6. The speech is applicable in the same way it was
50 years ago. It remains a clarion call for equality and justice that will echo throughout generations to come.
patricia92243
(12,592 posts)8. I have never heard the entire speech - clips, etc - but not all of it. As great as it was always
said to be.
nolabear
(41,938 posts)9. I had forgotten the brilliance of that speech. Incredibly erudite, incredibly personal.
He expected his audience to rise with him to a higher place. We need to dwell in that place. We desperately need to.