Draft of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech going up for auction
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A newly identified draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech is going up for auction early next year.
King spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 during the March on Washington. Christie’s, in New York, is auctioning off the seven yellow legal pad pages covered in blue cursive handwriting. Some lines are scratched out. Others are scribbled in the margins.
Researchers recently discovered the draft among the papers of one of King’s advisors and believe it was written in the early morning hours on the day the speech was delivered. Christie’s says this draft was previously unknown to scholars and that the last-minute edits offer insights into King’s creative process.
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King spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 during the March on Washington. Christie’s, in New York, is auctioning off the seven yellow legal pad pages covered in blue cursive handwriting. Some lines are scratched out. Others are scribbled in the margins.
Researchers recently discovered the draft among the papers of one of King’s advisors and believe it was written in the early morning hours on the day the speech was delivered. Christie’s says this draft was previously unknown to scholars and that the last-minute edits offer insights into King’s creative process.
Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts.
Host: Korva Coleman/NPR
Reporter: Jason DeRose/NPR
Producer: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR
