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"His speeches stirred a generation to change--and oulined a practical way to economic freedom and true democracy. His words would help bring about the end of a brutally unequal system--and would show a timeless method for achieving fairness and justice for all. These twelve moving speeches voiced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are original recordings collected here for the firest time ever. In addition, some of the world's most renowned leaders and theologians share with you their reflections on these speeches, and give priceless firsthand testimony on the events that inspired their delivery."
"Collects the most powerful and inspirational speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., and includes commentary and contributions from Andrew Young, George McGovern, Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, Edward Kennedy, and the Dalai Lama."
""A call to conscience" is a milestone collection of Dr. King's most influential and best-known speeches. Compiled by Stanford historian Dr. Clayborne Carson, director of the King Papers Project, and by contributing editor Kris Shepard, this volume takes you behind the scenes on an astonishing historical journey -- from the small, crowded church in Montgomery, Alabama, where "The birth of a new nation" ignited the modern civil rights movement; to the center of the nation's capital, where "I have a dream" echoed through a nation's conscience; to the Mason Temple in Memphis, where over ten thousand people heard Dr. King give his last, transcendent speech, "I've been to the mountaintop," the night before his assassination. In twelve important introductions, some of the world's most renowned leaders and theologians -- Andrew Young, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Mrs. Rosa Parks ..."@en
"Introduction (written and read by Andrew Young) -- The address to the first Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) mass meeting (introduction written by Rosa Louise Parks and read by Mrs. Coretta Scott King) -- The birth of a new nation (introduction written and read by Reverend Leon H. Sullivan) -- Give us the ballot (introduction written and read by the Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy) -- Address at the Freedom Hall rally in Cobo Hall (Introduction written by Aretha and Erma Franklin and read by Yolanda King) -- I have a dream (introduction written and read by Dr. Dorothy I. Height) -- Eulogy for the young victims of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (introduction written and read by the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth) -- Acceptance address for the Nobel Peace Prize (introduction written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and read by Representative John Lewis) -- Beyond Vietnam (introduction written and read by Ambassador George McGovern) -- Where do we go from here? (introduction written and read by Senator Edward M. Kennedy) -- I've been to the mountaintop (introduction written and read by Andrew Young)."
"Original recordings of Martin Luther King's speeches. Each is introduced by a prominent political or spiritual leader."
"Presents twelve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speeches, with new introductions written and read by a variety of notable persons."@en
"These twelve moving speeches voiced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are original recordings collected here for the first time ever. In addition, some of the world's most renowned leaders and theologians share with you their reflections on these speeches, and give priceless firsthand testimony on the events that inspired their delivery."@en
"Original recordings of Martin Luther King's speeches. Each is introduced by a prominent political or spiritual leader."@en