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REMEMBERING

DR. MARTIN

LUTHER

KING

JR.

We remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the revolutionary he was. We wanted to post the quotes that you don't see, the quotes that people skip over, the quotes that aren't just about love, but also justice, recognizing privilege, and civil disobedience. He didn't sugarcoat anything and neither do we. May we continue to fight for what he (and many others) longed to see. 

We read several letters, sermons, and speeches written and delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and took the quotes in each that hit us the hardest. We challenge you to really reflect on the words of a man who changed the world. Here are the titles and where we found them: 

Letter from Birmingham Jail: https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

A Time To Break Silence: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm 

The Death of Evil Upon the Seashore: http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/Vol03Scans/256_17-May-1956_The%20Death%20of%20Evil%20upon%20the%20Seashore.pdf

I've Been to the Mountaintop: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/ive-been-mountaintop-address-delivered-bishop-charles-mason-temple

I Have a Dream Speech:

https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety

The Other America:

https://www.crmvet.org/docs/otheram.htm

Our God is Marching On:

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/our-god-marching

The Three Evils of Society (You'll have to sign up for a free trial to read and download): https://www.scribd.com/doc/134362247/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-The-Three-Evils-of-Society-1967
Otherwise, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/6sT9Hjh0cHM

 

A Knock at Midnight:

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/knock-midnight 

The Drum Major Instinct:

https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2018/01/transcript-martin-luther-king-jr-drum.html
 

The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/rising-tide-racial-consciousness-address-golden-anniversary-conference


The Role of the Church in Facing the Nation’s Chief Moral Dilemma:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/role-church-facing-nation-s-chief-moral-dilemma-address-delivered-25-april

Give Us the Ballot:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/give-us-ballot-address-delivered-prayer-pilgrimage-freedom


The Negro and the American Dream:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/negro-and-american-dream-excerpt-address-annual-freedom-mass-meeting-north

Where Do We Go From Here:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/where-do-we-go-here

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