The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream (Updated Edition)

by Gary Younge

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963. Sixty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement and remains a beacon in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.

This gripping book tells the story behind "The Speech" and sheds light on other key moments of the March on Washington, drawing on interviews with Clarence Jones, a close friend of and draft speechwriter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642599603
• ISBN13: 9781642599602
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.5"