Latest topics
I Have a Dream Speech: 9 Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr Speech
Page 1 of 1
I Have a Dream Speech: 9 Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr Speech
by Ponee Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:59 pm
I Have a Dream Speech: 9 Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr Speech
By Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | January 19, 2014
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 28 August, 1963, on The Mall in Washington, DC, during the "March on Washington" where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (AFP/Getty Images)
The “I Have a Dream Speech,” delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, is legendary. But behind the speech is an interesting story that many may not know.
Let’s take a look at how the speech came to be.
-King asked his aides for advice about the speech on August 28, the day before it was set to happen. Wyatt Walker, one of the aides, told him: ”Don’t use the lines about ‘I have a dream.’ It’s trite, it’s cliche. You’ve used it too many times already,” ]reported the Guardian. King had been preaching about his dream since 1957, and had used the information in recent speeches, including a week earlier at a fundraiser in Chicago and a few months before that at a rally in Detroit in front of 150,000 people at Cobo Hall.
-King had plenty of help writing the speech. Multiple advisers and others sat with him, helping him hammer out the final version. They were up until around 4 a.m.
-The March on Washington nearly didn’t happen. President John F. Kennedy ultimately signaled his approval after meetings with leaders involved when they promised him that it would be a peaceful event, according to the Constitution Center. At the same time, other civil rights activists didn’t support the march, including Malcolm X.
-About a quarter-of-a-million people attended the march. About 60,000 of these were white. The people came from all over the country–and the march was in fact peaceful, as few arrests were reported.
-The event featured 10 speakers, all men. King was last. By the time he got the podium, some attendees had left.
-The “I Have a Dream” part of King’s speech wasn’t in the prepared remarks. One account of what happened says that Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer and friend of King’s, shouted out to him: “Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin,” at which point he launched into improvised remarks.
-President Kennedy was impressed. Watching the speech from the White House, he said “That guy is really good.”
-The head of the FBI’s domestic intelligence division, William Sullivan, was not impressed. Two days after the speech, he wrote in a memo that the speech solidified King ”as the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation from the standpoint of communism, the Negro and national security.”
-King went on to other memorable events and accomplishments, including being the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever. He was 35 when he awarded the prize in 1964. He was later bested by Tawakkol Karman of Yemen (32).
Read more: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/459412-i-have-a-dream-speech-9-surprising-facts-about-martin-luther-king-jr-speech/#ixzz2qtqCJhdO
By Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | January 19, 2014
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 28 August, 1963, on The Mall in Washington, DC, during the "March on Washington" where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (AFP/Getty Images)
The “I Have a Dream Speech,” delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, is legendary. But behind the speech is an interesting story that many may not know.
Let’s take a look at how the speech came to be.
-King asked his aides for advice about the speech on August 28, the day before it was set to happen. Wyatt Walker, one of the aides, told him: ”Don’t use the lines about ‘I have a dream.’ It’s trite, it’s cliche. You’ve used it too many times already,” ]reported the Guardian. King had been preaching about his dream since 1957, and had used the information in recent speeches, including a week earlier at a fundraiser in Chicago and a few months before that at a rally in Detroit in front of 150,000 people at Cobo Hall.
-King had plenty of help writing the speech. Multiple advisers and others sat with him, helping him hammer out the final version. They were up until around 4 a.m.
-The March on Washington nearly didn’t happen. President John F. Kennedy ultimately signaled his approval after meetings with leaders involved when they promised him that it would be a peaceful event, according to the Constitution Center. At the same time, other civil rights activists didn’t support the march, including Malcolm X.
-About a quarter-of-a-million people attended the march. About 60,000 of these were white. The people came from all over the country–and the march was in fact peaceful, as few arrests were reported.
-The event featured 10 speakers, all men. King was last. By the time he got the podium, some attendees had left.
-The “I Have a Dream” part of King’s speech wasn’t in the prepared remarks. One account of what happened says that Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer and friend of King’s, shouted out to him: “Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin,” at which point he launched into improvised remarks.
-President Kennedy was impressed. Watching the speech from the White House, he said “That guy is really good.”
-The head of the FBI’s domestic intelligence division, William Sullivan, was not impressed. Two days after the speech, he wrote in a memo that the speech solidified King ”as the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation from the standpoint of communism, the Negro and national security.”
-King went on to other memorable events and accomplishments, including being the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever. He was 35 when he awarded the prize in 1964. He was later bested by Tawakkol Karman of Yemen (32).
Read more: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/459412-i-have-a-dream-speech-9-surprising-facts-about-martin-luther-king-jr-speech/#ixzz2qtqCJhdO
Ponee- Admin
- Posts : 38262
Join date : 2011-08-09
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
» I The Savior Only Share The Divine Solution For World Financial System In My Own Condition
» Tony's annual holiday cheer
» All Great Educating Savior’s Books Are For Sales Now
» Hi ???????? everyone, I'm new.
» Future Of World Monetary System Is The Hybrid Between Physical Asset & Fiat Currency
» 10/7 — Much More Dangerous & Diabolical Than Anyone Knows
» Only The Old Religions Can Save This Civilization From Total Collapse Destruction
» Old phony Tony beating that same dead horse.
» I The Savior Legend Is Going To Release The Divine World Solution In November 2023
» The Global Currency Reset Evolution Event Will Begin With Gold, Zimbabwe ZWR Old Bank Notes
» My Plan Of Travel To Taiwan, Singapore, India To Release Divine World Solution Is Off
» The Divine World Peace Solution Releasing Process, Timeline
» Video - Circus Of GateKeeper A.K.A. Fruit Loop
» Mnt Goat says -- I was...told [by my CBI contact in Iraq] not to over-speculate on the RV and the CBI has a plan and is actively working on it.
» New life into an old clown
» Tuesday Evening News with MarkZ
» Dollar prices decline in Iraq amidst market volatility (What's the CBI Rate Again? LOL)
» Have you ever asked yourself why the Dinar Gurus keep changing the goal post?
» MarkZ - Archived postings - Lie after Lie still!!