While Martin Luther King Jr Day will be celebrated in the USA on Monday 19th, today would be his 80th birthday. The most appropriate way of celebrating the life and work of this great man is to watch his great speech at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 - his "I have a Dream" speech.
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- J David Morgan
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- Retired. An experienced lecturer, tutor and researcher with practical experience of working in the UK and European Parliaments. I have a keen academic and practical interest in the workings of both the UK Parliament and the US Congress. Over the years I have broadcast on both British and US Politics for BBC local radio stations and presented Platform:MK, Heritage:MK & Heritage Matters on Milton Keynes based Community Radio Stations.
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