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American Experience "Citizen King"
On
a steamy afternoon in August 1963, a 34-year-old minister gave
a speech that enthralled a crowd of more than 200,000 gathered
at Washington's Lincoln Memorial, and millions more across the
country who watched on television. With passion and precision,
he proclaimed his vision of a nation free of racism, declaring,
"Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's
children."What came to be known as the I Have a Dream speech was
a high point in the public career of Martin Luther King Jr. But
it was also a turning point in his personal life, as he embarked
on a controversial, often lonely, struggle to redefine and redirect
the movement he had helped lead. The quest would not end until
his untimely death five years later.
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Sunday, 1/15 from 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. ET
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