Monday, January 17, 2011

About "The Dream"

The Washington Post reports on the background of the MLK "Dream" speech....and the fact that the "dream" itself wasn't part of the original draft:



Martin's favorite gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, who had performed earlier in the day, called to him from nearby: "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin, tell 'em about the dream!"


...and he did.

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