Edward Moore Kennedy: First Floor Speech
April 9, 1964 (about 60 years ago)Just a few months after the assassination of his brother John, Senator Edward Kennedy took the floor of the Senate for the first time and urged the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
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Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union
March 18, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Barack Obama's speech about the equality of races in the American culture is studded with defense against Reverend Wright's divisive sermons yet embedded with the shining goal of uniting America in all aspects of life.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: Where Do We Go From Here?
August 16, 1967 (over 56 years ago)Atlanta, Georgia had the honor of hearing Martin Luther King's speech about the progress of the Negro with the help of Operation Breadbasket. The Negro struggle for freedom is not yet complete and the people must yet strive to love, care and be discontented with the whole American society just to...
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Martin Luther King Jr.: MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church
December 5, 1955 (over 68 years ago)Martin Luther King's speech during the MIA mass meeting speaks about how one Negro woman was discriminated against on a bus and how the Negro people should act in such situations. The speech talks about loving your neighbor and how justice and equality are actually byproducts of Christianity's gr...
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Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)In this talk, Jamil Abu-Wardeh talks about comedy in the Middle East. How they are trying to show that being funny is also part of being Middle Eastern. He issues out a challenge to change the current narrative and bring the Middle Eastern image to a more positive light.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream
August 28, 1963 (over 60 years ago)Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech is considered one of the most powerful speeches of all time. Though it speaks about peace, it is in itself a revolution that will start unbinding the chains from the Negro and free his people from slavery and discrimination.
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