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MLK Day Diversion: Remembering Martin

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Jan 19, 2009 8:25PM

Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. - who had a stint here in Chicago - one of the leaders of the nation's Civil Rights movement. Since you've probably had ample chances today to see replays of his famous "Dream" speech (which we ran on the anniversary of his death), here's an excerpt from his famous "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech, given in Memphis the night before he was killed.