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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted 19 January 2009
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Filed under: calendar, society | Tags: I have a dream, I have a dream speech, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Jr.
Leave a comment Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; it commemorates his birth on 15 January 1929.
A great man, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Instead of reading some inane comments by me about Dr. King, why don’t you read something from Dr. King instead?
- Letter from Birmingham Jail — 16 April 1963
- I Have a Dream Speech — 28 August 1963
Once you’ve done that, you may want to watch this video of King’s last speech, which was rather prophetic, given that he was assassinated just a few hours later. It was just a few minutes long; here is the peroration:
To learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr., see his Wikipedia page and/or check out MLK Online.
