Martin Luther King's Last Speech

communication to fight for his cause; a cause he later died for. He was respected and admires across nations. He caught the attention of President Kennedy and his famous “I have a dream speech caught the ears and hearts of millions. The speech was delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a crowd of 250 thousand people. Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest man ever to win a noble peace prize. He was a true American, and he deeply believes in democracy and the U.S constitution. He preached fairness, freedom, and opportunity for all. King was killed shortly, after in Memphis, Tennessee after delivering what would be his last speech, “I have been to the Mountain Top”.
The material was careful selected to demonstrate the Non-violent

movement in America at the turn of the 20th Century, which was a huge change from our history of war and violence to support a cause. The mission of the Atlanta History Center is “The Atlanta History Center through its collections, facilities, programs, exhibitions, and publications preserves and interprets historical subjects pertaining to Atlanta and its environs and presents subjects of interest to Atlanta’s diverse audiences.” The project directly addresses the mission, vision, and goals of the Atlanta History Center. First, it makes records of historical value and both local and national significance freely accessible to a wide-ranging public audience. Second, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is significant to Atlanta, Georgia because it was his birthplace, and to African American history as a whole. The civil right movement was significant to Atlanta because Atlanta was very much a part of the segregated south.