"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Good rhetoric inspires people to action. As we celebrate and remember the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., take some time to listen to his "I Have a Dream" speech at American Rhetoric.

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While you're there, check out some of the other Top 100 Speeches.

• Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
• Lyndon Baines Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" speech
• Martin Lutheran King, Jr's "I've Been to the Top of the Mountain" address