The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike
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The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike
Ep 28: "I have a dream" - A great speech analysed
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Kolarele Sonaike
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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LINKS IN THIS EPISODE
I have a dream speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs&t=4s
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John Lewis' speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFs1eTsokJg&t=7s
What is the greatest speech ever given? Chances are if you asked people that question, they would say the 1963 'I have a dream' speech by Martin Luther King Jnr.
But why was this speech so great?
In this deep dive episode, I explore the great speech by Martin Luther King at the Washington March for Jobs and Freedom, which attracted over 250,000 people. Listen as I discuss:
- why the 'I have a dream' speech was not actually called the 'I have a dream' speech
- Martin Luther King's real name
- the context, history, and background to the great speech
- what JFK thought of the speech
- how a woman sitting 15 feet away from Dr King changed the course of that day's history
- What John Lewis said in his own speech just before Dr King spoke
Enjoy
Let's dive in
Background to the speech
About Martin Luther King Jnr
Writing the speech
Part 1 of the speech
Mahalia
Part 2 of the speech - The dream
Conclusion