Dr. Martin Luther King

IMAGINING A PRESENT DAY NOBLE PEACE PRIZE SPEECH BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING

The objective of this study is to imagine that if Dr. Martin Luther King were to win the noble peace prize today what he would say in his acceptance speech. This study will consider his ideals and principles when creating the speech as well as consider his noble peace prize acceptance speech decades ago.

The Speech

Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen:

I accept the Noble Prize for Peace at a time when the first Black man is in the office of presidency of the United States and when the United States of America faces threats such as ISIS focused on destruction of our citizens, our Homeland, and our Democracy. The dangers we face in today's society is one that is not racially-based but instead one that targets...
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