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Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" Speech Type I Original Photo

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Aug. 28, 1963 Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" Speech Type I Original Photo - The Greatest Type I Photo from the Greatest American Speech by the Greatest Orator in U.S. History - 7 x 9 - PSA/DNA Martin Luther King's words made manifest the promise of America. His leadership and devotion on the Lincoln Memorial steps inspired 250,000 Civil Rights marchers before him…and the generations of I-Have-a-Dreamers since who've continued striving for equality.

Significance

What elevates this Type I photo to its elite stature as the definitive "I Have a Dream" shot is the following: 1) The close-up, head-on camera angle; 2) His mouth seemingly forming the "I" of that most iconic phrase; 3) The clearly visible lapel button ("March on Washington / For Jobs & Freedom / August 28, 1963"); 4) The U.S. service members in the background; 5) The bank of microphones projecting MLK's voice to the Washington Monument and every corner of the globe.

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