I Have a Dream
4 Extra Debut. Global figures celebrate the legacy Dr Martin Luther King by reading the words of his 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥 speech. From 2013.
In this unique tribute programme, global figures celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King by reading the words of "I Have a Dream."
It is Introduced by Professor Clayborne Carson, editor of the Martin Luther King papers.
Dr Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington D.C. on 28th August 1963.
The readers are:
Congressman John Lewis, who spoke at the 1963 March.
Dr Maya Angelou, American author and Civil Rights activist.
Prof Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and economist.
Doreen Lawrence, mother of murdered British teenager Stephen Lawrence.
Wei Jingsheng, Chinese democracy campaigner.
Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, first female President of Ireland.
John Hume, jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Albie Sachs, anti-apartheid campaigner, judge on South Africa's Constitutional Court.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, first female Head of State in Africa.
Raja Shedadeh, Palestinian lawyer, author and human rights activist.
Ndileka Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson Mandela.
Ariel Dorfman, Chilean-American author and human rights activist.
David Grossman, Israeli author and peace campaigner.
Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iran's first female judge, Nobel Peace Laureate.
Malala Yousafzai, sixteen-year-old student from Swat in Pakistan, shot by the Taliban.
Satish Kumar, Indian peace campaigner and environmentalist.
Maestro Jos茅 Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan educator and musician.
Joan Baez, American musician and activist, performer at the 1963 March on Washington.
Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer and songwriter. Campaigner for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday in the United States.
First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in August 2013.
Last on
Watch the specially commissioned slideshow to accompany the programme
The global figures reading the speech talk about their perspective of the speech.
A selection of programmes covering Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech.
91热爆 Four: MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Reassembled footage surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King.
91热爆 Two: Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Clips
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"It lifted me up and helped make me a better person"
Duration: 00:45
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"It would have given us a lot of courage"
Duration: 02:14
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"Without hatred, without anger, without violence."
Duration: 02:36
Broadcasts
- Wed 28 Aug 2013 09:0091热爆 Radio 4
- Sun 1 Sep 2013 13:3091热爆 Radio 4
- Thu 5 Dec 2019 06:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Dec 2019 13:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Dec 2019 20:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 6 Dec 2019 01:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
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