This collection includes the text of Dr. King's best-known oration, "I Have a Dream," his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and "Beyond Vietnam," a compelling argument for ending the ongoing conflict. Each speech has an insightful introduction on the current relevance of Dr. King's words by such renowned defenders of civil rights as Rosa Parks, the Dalai Lama, and Ambassador Andrew Young, among others.
A Call to ConscienceThe Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. , Kris Shepard, Clayborne Carson
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A Call to Conscience
Narrarated by: Martin Luther King Jr. , Various Narrators - A Call to Conscience
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10.25.07
Martin Luther King Jr. , A Call to Conscience
2007 | Label: Grand Central Publishing
The King's speeches in all of their full, thrilling impact
King's cadences define the art of oratory, and his words remain as thrilling today as they did at their heightened moments of delivery. It is a great privilege to hear these speeches in full, with every cough, "Amen," and audience shifting-floor creak intact. The introductions to King's own words are an unexpected gift. Coretta Scott King reads Rosa Park's account of the first time she heard the leader speak; Yolanda King narrates Aretha Franklin's memories of King's rallies. Most moving is Andrew Young's recollection of "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the address King gave mere hours before his assassination. "We had all lived through these dangers," Young heartbreakingly explains, "There was no reason to believe we would not do so again."
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Inspirational.
Talk about listening to a piece of history. This will put the hairs up on the back of your neck.
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