Martin Luther King, Jr. attends a prayer pilgrimage for freedom May 17, 1957 in Washington. To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, BBC Radio 4 asked notable figures to record a recital of the celebrated text. The entire speech is due to be made available online later this year.Herbert Tillman, a student at the time of King's first speech at his school in Rocky Mount, said the room was full of people. To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, BBC Radio 4 asked notable figures to record a recital of the celebrated text.The Dalai Lama, Stevie Wonder and Doreen Lawrence - mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence - were among those who took part.
On 28 August, 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his magnificent "I have a dream speech" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Then she remembers the speech itself - and how the speaker seemed to go on and on.She remembers how the crowd began to respond to the speaker and how as he brought his speech to its climax the crowds began to shout and cheer - herself included.The memory of Dr Martin Luther King's speech - 'I have a dream' - has stayed with her across the years; an inspiration to carry on striving for justice and freedom for everyone. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. But Mr Miller stumbled across it while conducting research on King at a local library earlier this year, after reading about a transcript of the speech and making some calls to try to locate a recording. Video, 00:02:46'Dream' continues for new generation. A reel-to-reel copy on acetate tape "mysteriously appeared" in Braswell Library toward the end of 2013, inside a box that had the words "Please Do Not Erase" written on it, the Mr Miller brought in an expert to verify the tape, then got it restored and transformed to digital format so that it could be heard. A reel-to-reel copy on acetate tape "mysteriously appeared" in Braswell Library toward the end of 2013, inside a box that had the words "Please Do Not Erase" written on it, the Mr Miller brought in an expert to verify the tape, then got it restored and transformed to digital format so that it could be heard. https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../hwpZlYldr75hclw0bYL0Xb/martin-luther-king The key dates, events and people who influenced his life are explored through an extensive archive of video and audio clips, accounts and articles.A collection of films and guides to use with your class to explore the key figures during the Civil Rights Movement. A recording of an earlier version of Martin Luther King's historic I Have a Dream speech, delivered to high school students in 1962, has been discovered. Video, 00:01:10Fire breaks out in Madrid tower block. These are external links and will open in a new window MLK's Selma march captured by Stephen Somerstein's lens Martin Luther King and the race riot that never was Barack Obama is among those mourning the Black Panther star, who has died of cancer aged 43. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech revisitedUp Next, Murals spread King's dream across US. She was referring to the rhetorical riff he had already used several times - including at the high school - but had no intention of using until that point. Video, 00:00:56Boy, 8, becomes youngest to solo pilot hot air balloon‘There’s no such thing as a bad view’ Video, 00:02:58 The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police. Video, 00:01:24Chadwick Boseman: Five things to know. She was referring to the rhetorical riff he had already used several times - including at the high school - but had no intention of using until that point. Video, 00:02:03Migrants evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship.

1 Amos 5:24 (rendered precisely in The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible) 2 Isaiah 40:4-5 (King James Version of the Holy Bible). The words he brought to Rocky Mount were words of encouragement we really needed," he told the News Observer.King's speech is considered by many to be one of the most recognisable speeches of all time.He famously went off script after being heckled by his friend, Mahalia Jackson, who shouted "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin". Update: The Martin Luther KIng, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University has audio of the entire address here. The entire speech is due to be made available online later this year.Herbert Tillman, a student at the time of King's first speech at his school in Rocky Mount, said the room was full of people. "Everything was full. Video, 00:01:46'Nobody wants their thighs rubbed 250 days a year' Video, 00:06:05Boy, 8, becomes youngest to solo pilot hot air balloon. Martin Luther King electrified the audience with his famous speech back in 1963 - but it wasn't the first time he had delivered it It was the culmination of the 'March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom' and is a key moment in the Civil Rights movement.To help introduce your pupils to his life and work, we have pulled together a collection of resources from around the BBC.The story of a child's experience of the famous speech by MLK in 1963.A woman remembers how in 1963, as a girl, she was taken to Washington by her father to hear a man talk.She recalls how, at first, she couldn't understand why her father would want to drag her along to hear a man giving a speech. Video, 00:02:41Losing my hair: 'I saw myself for the first time' Video, 00:02:17Ian Wright hits back at 'racially driven' abuse. The words he brought to Rocky Mount were words of encouragement we really needed," he told the News Observer.King's speech is considered by many to be one of the most recognisable speeches of all time.He famously went off script after being heckled by his friend, Mahalia Jackson, who shouted "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin". Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.