Communication Quote by Ava DuVernay

In its essence, Martin Luther King Jr.'s ‘I Have a Dream' speech is one citizen's soul-searing plea with his countrymen––Whites and Blacks––to recognize that…

— Aberjhani

It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down Woodward Avenue…

— David Maraniss

“Martin Luther King, Jr., is the most quoted black man on the planet. His words are like scripture to you and, yes, to us…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I don't remember when I didn't know about Martin Luther King.

— Lennie James

Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of…

— Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't…

— Don Yaeger

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Southern, conservative minister who believed in the American promise. His dream was patriotic and traditional. Family, work, self-determination…

— Jason Whitlock

I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the…

— Katori Hall

You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Anybody who takes Martin Luther King seriously has got to go beyond the standard understanding of who he was, has to connect those dots.

— Cornel West

Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at 'The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,' a call to justice beyond…

— Charles B. Rangel

Guess what, Martin Luther King? I had a dream, too.

— Sarah Silverman