WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech
  • November 1, 2013

WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech

WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech

Gary Younge and Mychal Denzel Smith on the misremembering of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous speech.

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