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✊ "I Have a Dream"

Martin Luther King Jr. - August 28, 1963

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Washington D.C.
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250,000 people
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Southern Accent
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17 minutes

Listen to history being made

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The famous "I have a dream" part was NOT in his written speech!
He added it spontaneously when Mahalia Jackson shouted "Tell them about the dream!"

🌟 The Dreams

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"...little black boys and black girls will join hands with little white boys and white girls"

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"...every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low"

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"Let freedom ring!"

"Free at last! Free at last!"

🎵 The Preacher's Rhythm

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Voice goes
UP and DOWN
like waves

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Soft → LOUD
Slow → FAST
Changes emotion

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Repeats key words
"I have a dream"
8 times!

1
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Find the Beat
Clap along
Feel the rhythm
2
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Pick One Dream
Practice just one
"I have a dream" section
3
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Build Power
Start quiet
Get LOUDER
Feel the passion!

🎯 Try This Rhythm!

I have a DREAM 👏
that ONE day 👏
this NATION 👏
will RISE up! 👏👏

🗣️ Southern Sound Tips

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Words flow
like honey
Smooth & slow

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Long vowels
"Freeee-dom"
"Dreeee-am"

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Musical tone
Up and down
Like singing