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5 December 1955

MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church

 

7 April 1957

"The Birth of a New Nation," Sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

 

17 May 1957

"Give Us the Ballot," Address at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

 

23 June 1963

Speech at the Great March on Detroit

 

28 August 1963

"I Have a Dream," Address at March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

 

18 September 1963

"Eulogy for the Martyred Children"

 

10 December 1964

Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

 

25 March 1965

"Our God Is Marching On!"

 

4 April 1967

"Beyond Vietnam"

 

16 August 1967

"Where Do We Go From Here?"

 

3 April 1968

"I’ve Been to the Mountaintop"