The Speech
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The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Õs Dream
By Gary Younge... William, 113 Sherman, William Tecumseh, 87 Shores, Arthur, 98 Shuttlesworth, Fred, 24, 32–33 Smith, John Lewis, Jr., 75 Smith, Ledger, 82 Smyer, Sid, 25–26 Sullivan, William, 126 Swados, Harvey, 69 Taylor, Carol, 35 Taylor, Stuart, ...
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The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's 'A More Perfect Union'
By T. Denean Sharpley-WhitingAfter numerous prominent blacks, including Booker T. Washington, T. Thomas Fortune, Ida B. Wells, and W. E. B. Du Bois, publicly decried Hose's lynching, Candler accused them of racism: “They are blinded by race prejudice,” he howled, ...
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The Speech: On Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
By Bernie SandersIt turned out to be a very long speech, lasting over eight and a half hours. And it hit a nerve. Millions followed the speech online until the traffic crashed the Senate server.
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The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream
By Gary YoungeIn The Speech, Gary Younge explains why King’s “I Have a Dream” speech maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it.
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The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
By Bernie SandersPresents the Vermont Senator's speech from December 10, 2010, in which he spoke for eight and a half hours to call to action the middle class in an effort to save themselves by becoming informed, organized, and prepared to take on the ...
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The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream (Updated Edition)
By Gary YoungeThis 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 for Martin Luther King Jr.; Joan ...
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The Speech: Bernie Sanders and His Historic Speech on the Senate Floor
By Bernard SandersSpeech that Sanders gave on the floor of the U.S. Senate on December 10, 2010, when he spoke for eight and a half hours for the filibuster.