![]() The speech reinterpreted American history, from Revolution to the momentous end of slavery under President Lincoln. While much of America was stuck in the 1800s on the subject of race, Martin Luther King, Jr. In a time of segregated drinking fountains, schools, and restaurants, "I Have a Dream" was a futuristic bombshell. Even though 1963 isn't all that far in the past, the tinny AM radio-sound of the recorded speech makes it sound positively antique.Īnd this underlines that what MLK is saying was way ahead of his time. The first thing it adds for the listener (that's you) is a feeling of being old. ![]() But listening to "I Have A Dream" adds to the overall experience in two major ways. Obama's "State of the Union" still kicks plenty of butt when you don't listen to it in stereo. "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" doesn't really get better with JFK's heavily accented attempt at the German language. ![]() There are other speeches that hold up just fine when you read 'em on the page. In fact, there's pretty much no even remotely respectful-enough way to intro this historically game-changing speech: you kind of just have to listen to it yourself. It's probably the most oft-quoted speech in American history, and it's symbolic of the whole Civil Rights Movement.Īnd-oh yeah-it's an insanely powerful piece of oratory goodness that will give you a serious case of the inspiration-fueled goose bumps…if it doesn't lead directly to you breaking down in tears. It was given by a dude who not only nabbed the Nobel Peace Prize, but whose birthday is now a national holiday. ![]()
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