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Behind the dream

The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation
Book • 2010
This book provides a detailed and personal account by Clarence B. Jones, co-writer of the 'I Have a Dream' speech and close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. It covers the collaborative efforts, tensions, and significant events leading up to the March on Washington, including King's imprisonment in Birmingham and the writing of 'Letter from Birmingham Jail.

' The book also reflects on the current state of civil rights and race relations in America, discussing whether King's dream has been fulfilled and advocating for economic reparations.

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Ben Horowitz
as a book that struck him, highlighting the culture of the civil rights movement.
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Ben Horowitz Sharing History with Dr. Clarence Jones, MLK's Speechwriter

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