Sunday, April 4, 2010

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Speech

On April 4, 1968, 42 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. The day before, he gave a prophetic speech in support of the Memphis sanitation workers union on strike in a struggle to be treated with decency. Here is perhaps the most amazing excerpt from that speech:


For more, check out the amazing collection of photos and video at the Mirror on America blog.

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