The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.A's Dream

by Gary Younge

Book Overview

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.

This gripping book is rooted in new and important interviews with Clarence Jones, a close friend of and draft speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr., and Joan Baez, a singer at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608463222
• ISBN13: 9781608463220
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.6"