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Behind the dream the making of the speech that transformed a nation /

"I have a dream." When those words were spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, the crowd stood, electrified, as Martin Luther King, Jr. brought the plight of African Americans to the public consciousness and firmly established himself as one of the greatest orators...

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Main Author: Jones, Clarence B., 1931-
Other Authors: Connelly, Stuart.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Physical Description: xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968. -- I have a dream.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Influence.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -- (1963 : -- Washington, D.C.)
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Washington (D.C.)
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor

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