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Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century

Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century

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Episode 29: 187 Years Behind Martin Luther King's Dream

Episode 29: 187 Years Behind Martin Luther King's Dream

2022-02-20
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Where did the words in the "I have a dream" speech come from? W.E.B. Dubois, Abraham Lincoln, A. Philip Randolph, Langston Hughes, Mahalia Jackson, Thomas Dorsey, Harry Belafonte, Prathia Hall Wynn, John D. Rockefeller, and so many others have been fighting for the Dream since 1776. When Martin Luther King gave his speech in Washington, he made sure their voices were heard. 

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