King also is said to have used portions of Prathia Hall's speech at the site of a burned-down African American church in Terrell County, Georgia, in September 1962, in which she used the repeated phrase "I have a dream".
Väidetavalt olevat King kõne loomisel toetunud ka Prathia Halli kõnele, mille viimane pidas mahapõletatud kiriku varemetel USA-s Terrelli maakonnas Georgias 1962. aasta septembris ja kus ta kordab fraasi "mul on üks unistus".