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Listened to the audio version of Martin Luther King's most famous speeches. The first was in the early days and a little hard to hear, so don't give up. The sound quality on the others is great.One of his gifts was the ability to speak to events that were current in his time - the turmoil, strife, and struggles of African Americans in our country - in such a way that moved people to action. His call to action was always peaceful, passionate, and profound. These speeches should be included in Ame...
What an amazing audiobook. This two CD set contains eight of Martin Luther King Jr.s speeches, with introductions before each one detailing the historical issues that each speech relates to. It starts in 1955 with his speech regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott, with an introduction written by Rosa Parks and read by Coretta Scott King. Then it moves to to speeches from 1957, "Loving Your Enemies" and "Give us the Ballot". Then his famous speech of 1963, "I Have a Dream", made at the March on Was...
Because you might only read one sentence of this review, I have to say this first: THIS AUDIOBOOK IS NOT BORING. I feared that hearing King's most important speeches in their entirety -- not just the famous, juicy clips -- would tax my history-challenged, hard-to-keep-interested brain. Not even close.A moving and important listen at any time, The Concise King is an absolute must-experience for Black History Month. This collection of the original audio of King's most important speeches includes a...