Martin Luther King Jr. — Speeches↗
by Martin Luther King Jr.
The most famous speeches and sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from "Give Us the Ballot" (1957) to "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968).
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Paul's Letter to American Christians
14 minAuthor: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Date: November 4, 1956 Location: Montgomery, Ala. Genre: Sermon Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Give Us the Ballot
14 minAuthor: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Date: May 17, 1957 Location: Washington, D.C. Genre: Speech Topic: Brown v. Board of Education Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
28 min"Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]" 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities...
I Have a Dream
8 minMartin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
5 minMartin Luther King Jr. held his acceptance speech in the auditorium of the University of Oslo on 10 December 1964.
Our God Is Marching On
14 min25 March 1965 Montgomery, Ala. My dear and abiding friends, Ralph Abernathy, and to all of the distinguished Americans seated here on the rostrum, my friends and co-workers of the state of Alabama,...
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
28 minMartin Luther King, Jr. Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence Delivered 4 April 1967, Riverside Church, New York City [Photo Credit: John C.
The Other America
23 minThe Other America Dr. Martin Luther King [By 1967, war, racism, and poverty had become the dominant issues confronting America and the Freedom Movement. On April 4, Dr.
Where Do We Go from Here?
31 min16 August 1967 Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Abernathy, our distinguished vice president, fellow delegates to this, the tenth annual session of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, my brothers and...
The Three Evils of Society
17 minDr. Martin Luther King’s radical critique of racism, militarism, and poverty can never be bought, bridled, controlled, or compromised. Although the cynical co-optation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Drum Major Instinct
9 minOn this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech will be replayed and quoted often.
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
15 minAuthor: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Date: June 2, 1959 ? Location: Atlanta, Ga. ? Genre: Speech Topic: Brown v. Board of Education Martin Luther King, Jr.
I've Been to the Mountaintop
18 minMartin Luther King, Jr. I've Been to the Mountaintop delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below...