
Surface Scratchers launches a new series! In this one, Sawant & Ronny breakdown a famous speech or quote - and look at the history & events leading up to it, the person behind the quote and its legacy.
This episode is about Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a Dream speech. We discuss the history of slavery, the emancipation proclamation, civil rights movement, the life of MLK and the legacy of the speech.
Shownotes:
The speech, a short version (YouTube), the speech in its entirety (NPR) | A video essay on how MLK composed the speech (The Nerdwriter, YouTube) | Tim Harford's Cautionary Tales podcast episode - (Website, Spotify) | Emmylou Harris' song My Name is Emmett Till (YouTube)