CURRENT EVENT | SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

New MLK Recording Discovered

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963 known as the "I Have A Dream" speech. The year before, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech in Rocky Mount, N.C that anticipated the famous speech. A recording of the first known version of the "I Have A Dream" speech was recently discovered by a professor at North Carolina State. Listen to hear about this speech and the memories of someone who heard it first as a high school student in 1962.

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What was one of Malala Yousafzai’s first experiences with the dangers of religious extremism?
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What does Malala want to do in the future?
What are the goals of Malala’s mission to support girls?

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