MLK Jr.’s final speech, ‘I have been to the mountaintop’


MLK Jr faith quote“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is the popular name of the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr.. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. On the next day, King was assassinated.


The speech primarily concerns the Memphis Sanitation Strike. King calls for unity, economic actions, boycotts, and nonviolent protest, while challenging the United States to live up to its ideals. At the end of the speech, he discusses the possibility of an untimely death. (wikipedia)

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Published on January 20, 2014 07:39
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