The Smithsonian Institution announced Tuesday that Martin Luther King Jr.’ s original “I Have a Dream” speech has gone on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington to mark the historic address’s 60th anniversary.
It is considered one of history’s greatest speeches and an anthem of the civil rights movement. As he delivered it, King summarized the plight and aspirations of African Americans and expressed the dream that all people might one day live together in peace and friendship.
,” a 1998 compilation of his words edited by Clayborne Carson. “The audience’s response was wonderful that day, and all of a sudden this thing came to me. The previous June … I had delivered a speech in [Detroit’s] Cobo Hall, in which I use the phrase ‘I have a dream.’“I had used the phrase many times before and I just felt I wanted to use it here. I don’t know why.
“The words of all [the march’s] speakers resonate six decades later, and we serve as witnesses to the bravery and dedication of its organizers,” Kevin Young, the museum’s director, said in a statement. “To be able to show visitors the copy of the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech King read and improvised from while at the podium is an honor and privilege.
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