52 Years Ago Today "I Have A Dream" Speech Was "born".

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"The climax came in a 16 minute speech given by Dr Martin Luther King Jr, the undisputed leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Ironically, the transformative “dream speech” did not contain the passage that started with “I have a dream”. In the seventh paragraph, something extraordinary happened. King paused. ......

In that brief silence, Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer and good friend of King’s, shouted “Tell ’em about the ‘dream.'”

King pushed the text of his prepared remarks to one side of the lectern. He changed his course in a heartbeat, abandoning whatever final version he’d prepared…he’d given himself over to the spirit of the moment and improvised much of the second half of the speech. The text of the speech is an inspiration to read today".
http://www.hiraeth.wales/tag/martin-luther-king/
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http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...-recalls-role-in-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech/
 

"Indeed, if Martin Luther King, Jr., had a favorite opening act, it was Mahalia Jackson, who performed by his side many times. On August 28, 1963, as she took to the podium before an audience of 250,000 to give the last musical performance before Dr. King’s speech, Dr. King himself requested that she sing the gospel classic “I’ve Been ‘Buked, and I’ve Been Scorned.” Jackson was just as familiar with Dr. King’s repertoire as he was with hers, and just as King felt comfortable telling her what to sing as the lead-in to what would prove to be the most famous speech of his life, Jackson felt comfortable telling him in what direction to take that speech".
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-...pel-puts-her-stamp-on-the-march-on-washington

 
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