description: On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., electrified the nation when he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In The Dream , Drew D. Hansen explores the fascinating and little-known history of King's legendary address. The Dream insightfully considers how King's speech "has slowly remade the American imagination," and led us closer to King's visionary goal of a redeemed America.
language: English
title: The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech that Inspired a Nation
titlecomplete: The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech that Inspired a Nation
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 123
publisher: Harper Perennial