Rediscovering a Martin Luther King Jr. speech

Name: Rediscovering a Martin Luther King Jr. speech
Uploaded: 2014-01-21T01:58:10Z
Duration: P482S
Description: In November, the only known recording of a 1962 speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. was uncovered. Not heard for more than 50 years, King delivered this notable speech in the wake of a number of attacks on black churches. The NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports on the rediscovered recording and the document that inspired it.

Clip: 01/20/2014 | 8m 2s

In November, the only known recording of a 1962 speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. was uncovered. Not heard for more than 50 years, King delivered this notable speech in the wake of a number of attacks on black churches. The NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports on the rediscovered recording and the document that inspired it.

Aired: 01/20/14

Rating: NR

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