The words were slightly different, but the meaning was the same:
27, 1962 - nine months prior to his historic Augspeech. King first delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech at a high school gymnasium in Rocky Mount on Nov. In August 2015, it was made official with a never-before-heard electronically-restored recording of the original speech that was unveiled at North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus.Ĭlick here to listen to part of the Rocky Mount speech played Tuesdayĭr. It had been rumored for decades that King first gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech in North Carolina months before the iconic delivery during the March on Washington. A little-known aspect of the speech's history recently came to light: its first delivery, which was given in a high school gym in North Carolina. 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
gave his iconic 'I Have A Dream' speech on Aug.
