Dr. King
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Among historical people, who would you most like to meet?
- (5 weeks ago)
Reverent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Without any doubt! I want to let him know how much his work inspired change and acceptance in the future, how his essays an speeches are still read, recited, and studied for their powerful emotion and brilliance! And how his words can be applicable, not only to racial acceptance, but acceptance and love of natural diversity of any kind.
He is one of the most inspiring human beings I can think of, and even though there are others in history- artists, scientists, and mathematicians, who are great and heroic to me- I think that knowing the change that Dr. King inspired, and is still continuing to influence, I would love to have the honor of meeting him and having a conversation with him!!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speeches and Writings:
- "I have a Dream" (.mp3) (.pdf)
"I've Been to the Mountaintop" (realaudio)
WMU Speech (.html)
Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (.html)
Letter from Birmingham Jail (one of my favorites) (.pdf) (.html)
http://www.progress.org/dividend/cdking.html