Still ringing in our ears Aug 31, 2008
Hence, a quarter of a million people marching for civil rights may have converged on Washington D.C. on Aug 28, 1963, but it is the I Have a Dream speech of Dr Martin Luther King that burns brightest now ... Clay Carson, professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute in California, quoted in the same article explains: When you examine an Obama speech, you dont see that richness of language. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Obama avoids race on King's 'Dream' anniversary Aug 31, 2008
Long before Denver, the drum roll of history began: If Barack Obama could capture the Democratic nomination for president, he would deliver the biggest speech of his life exactly 45 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s immortal "I Have a Dream" address. And so Obama accepted the nomination Thursday night standing on the shoulders of King and thousands of others who suffered and bled to give blacks the right to vote _ yet Obama did not speak King's name. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Piece of black history rests with Arkansas church Aug 30, 2008
I see him as the precursor to Martin Luther King, Hammonds says. Not only was he an organizer, he was a humanitarian, an entrepreneur. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hope at the DNC Aug 30, 2008
It was governors who kept black children from going to white schools, who kept black protestors from marching and who jailed Martin Luther King. This week, the Democratic Party gathered in Denver to choose a black man as its candidate for the presidency. (CNN -- International)
THE DREAM AFFIRMED Aug 30, 2008
Thus, 45 years to the day after after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s immortal "I Have a Dream" address, did Obama, an African-American, formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination to seek the presidency of the United States. It was a huge moment. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Winfrey on Obama: 'I cried my eyelashes off' Aug 30, 2008
On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream Speech," Winfrey compared Obama's words to those of the civil-rights leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. "He's not an African-American candidate," she said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Convention highlights Aug 30, 2008
"America, we cannot turn back," Obama told the tearful crowd, who later spoke of John F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Even John McCain released an ad acknowledging that it was a "job well done" - though he probably recorded the ad before the speech. (guardian.co.uk)
Obama ad: Despite Palin, McCain isn't change agent Aug 30, 2008
Video Michael Powell goes in search of delegates who witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. The IHT's managing editor discusses European reactions to the U.S. election as the Democratic convention begin. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Journalists in Denver get a ringside seat for history Aug 30, 2008
The convention would celebrate the anniversaries of women getting the vote and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, and would make history of its own. Our access to the main event was limited, so I, Andrew Chung and Rosie DiManno followed Sen. (Toronto Star)
Emboldened Pelfrey faces Fish Aug 30, 2008
"It did remind me of 45 years ago," Manuel said, referring to Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech. Tickets. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Durango supporters join in the fun at the Abbey Aug 30, 2008
"This is a sea change. I grew up in the '60s when Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and I know in those days we never thought we'd see a black president, and I think this year we will see a black president," he said. Attendees left the theater fired up. (Durango Herald)
Obama makes history in Colo. Aug 30, 2008
He quoted the Rev. Martin Luther King, who gave one of the most famous speeches in U.S. history - his "I Have a Dream" speech - in Washington exactly 45 years ago. Cary Kennedy, Colorado's state treasurer, was on the field with her 10-year-old son, Kadin. (Durango Herald)
Commission sets duck season Aug 30, 2008
The two-day Super Tournament will take off each day at Waterfront Park and Sundays final weighin will be at the Wal-Mart at 1831 Martin Luther King Blvd. Visit flwoutdoors. com. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Council discusses fraternity row plans Aug 30, 2008
Plans for the construction of fraternity houses in the Martin Luther King neighborhood were deferred a second time at Tuesday night's Chattanooga City Council meeting. Dr. Anita Polk-Coley, president of The Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association said, "The plan is scary, especially when you hear from other neighborhoods, but we can come to a compromise. There must be discussion and collaboration as the plan moves forward." ... The second reading was deferred for two weeks while members of... (The University Echo, TN)
Obama's Columns Aug 30, 2008
Some have compared it to the Lincoln Memorial, a secular temple, before which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, whose 45th anniversary coincided with the convention ... So the symbolic messages of the much-maligned Temple of Obama are not only "Lincoln," "Martin Luther King," and "White House," but also "Chicago," "war memorial" and "ancient Greece: birthplace of democracy.". (Slate)
Southern Dems celebrate Obama nomination Aug 30, 2008
Thursday was the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. "Out of all the people who spoke that day, I'm the only one still around," said Lewis, who stood by King's side on Aug. 28, 1963, and went on to lead the fight against segregation. (AL.com)
Obama Gives Generic Speech Aug 30, 2008
Would Obama create a culture-transforming historic moment as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.s I have a Dream speech had done exactly 45 years earlier ... This is why on Thursday night Barack Obama appeared not as a new John F. Kennedy or Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., but instead as Santa Claus or as the usual Democratic trick-or-treater promising candy to the usual Democratic constituency groups with their hands out for government goodies. (Newsmax)
US election at-a-glance: 28 Aug Aug 29, 2008
The historic nomination of an African-American candidate occurs 45 years to the day since Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech ... Other speakers include former Vice-President Al Gore and Martin Luther King III, son of the civil rights leader ... "We're all children of the dream, and he is in all our hearts and minds. But not only that, he is in the hopes and dreams, the competence and courage, the rightness and readiness of Barack Obama." Martin Luther King III endorses Barack... (BBC News)
Obama launches historic campaign Aug 29, 2008
In a final rallying call, Mr Obama recalled the message of Martin Luther King, who - 45 years ago to the day - gave his "I have a dream" speech in his historic march on Washington ... Martin Luther King's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, had earlier told the convention that his father's dream lived on in Mr Obama's candidacy. (BBC News)
2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Luis Gutierrez, Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois Aug 29, 2008
When Martin Luther King saw people facing injustice, he did not wait for others to act -- he changed the way we treat each other. And when Cesar Chavez saw farm workers being exploited -- he didn't sit and hope that things would get better -- he demanded change and made it happen. (PR Newswire)
2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Bernice King, Daughter of the Late Dr. King Aug 29, 2008
Forty-five years later, I am proud to introduce another Martin Luther King, the first-born son of our parents Martin and Coretta King, born into the generation that would realize the dream and who leads the organization Realizing the Dream Inc., through which he addresses pressing issues confronting our nation and world, such as health care, education, values, poverty and war ... Please welcome the son of the dream and my dear brother, Martin Luther King III.. (PR Newswire)
Obama: I'm ready to beat John McCain Aug 29, 2008
The Democratic candidate's address fell on the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. In an emotional tribute to the slain civil rights leader earlier in the evening, King's children paid respect to their father and said he would have been proud of the party and the generation that would realize his dream. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Historic address appeals to blacks Aug 29, 2008
Thursday also marked the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... and King's son Martin Luther King III spoke ... "We gather in this magnificent stadium in Denver because we still have a dream," Lewis said, adding that Obama's nomination is a "down payment" on Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. (Daily Collegian, PA)
DNC BLOG: Delegates Held Back By Budget Delay Roll Call Aug 29, 2008
I am very excited of course and it will be even more memorable since it falls on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I have a Dream" speech. Okay, I am now heading out the door. (KSBW 8, CA)
NYT: Politics, spectacle and history in Denver Aug 29, 2008
I have no reason to be here other than to be a part of history, said Janelle Murph, who had booked a last-minute flight from Baltimore to see the first African-American accept the nomination of a major party on the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream speech. When I realized it was on that anniversary, it just felt like fate. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Oprah: 'The most powerful thing I have ever experienced'... Aug 29, 2008
"I think it's the most powerful thing I have ever experienced," she added, calling Obama's words "transcendent." On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream Speech," Winfrey compared Obama's words to those of the civil-rights leader, and Abraham Lincoln. "He's not an African-American candidate," she said. (The Drudge Report)
Obama sketches promise of America Aug 29, 2008
In excerpts of the speech that he will deliver later Thursday before a crowd of 75,000 at Invesco Field and to millions tuned in on television, Obama said that his story is part of the promise "that has always set this country apart." He told delegates and thousands more gathered in Denver "that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well."Obama is... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Democrats gather to watch historic speech Aug 29, 2008
Democratic Town Chairman John McNamara had said he would be disappointed if Obama didn't note the day on which he spoke: the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech describing a colorblind nation ... "There is a lot of history going on tonight for those of us who came of political age in the '60s in the era of Martin Luther King and Lyndon Johnson," McNamara said. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Baby delivered in mid-air Aug 29, 2008
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Bringing lofty words down to earth Aug 29, 2008
Invoking the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, he recalled "Americans from every corner of this land" crowding together before the Lincoln Memorial, and the common embrace they experienced ... Video Michael Powell goes in search of delegates who witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama brings convention to a strong close Aug 29, 2008
He paid poignant tribute to the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech of 1963. But the emphasis of the speech was on the task at hand, which was to take on the Republicans' attempts to caricature him as unpatriotic and inexperienced, a creation of pop-culture celebrity who was generally unfit to serve as commander in chief. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
County Dems line up in support of Obama Aug 29, 2008
It was one of many sites around the county, state and country where the party faithful huddled around televisions (or in this case, stared up at a larger-than-lifesize screen) for a speech that coincided with another historic event: the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. "If you look around this room, you see people from all walks of life, all races, genders, socioeconomic income levels," said Democratic Lansdowne Borough Councilman Kevin Lee, a candidate... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
» Complete list of speakers Aug 29, 2008
Video ks: Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King The Honorable John Lewis Member of the US House of Representatives, Georgia Rev. Bernice King Daughter of the late Dr. King Martin Luther King III Oldest son of the late Dr. King. Remarks The Honorable Bill Richardson Governor, New Mexico. (Yahoo News)
Joe Klein: Obama's Speech 'Very Tough' Aug 29, 2008
He didn't even talk about the "American Dream." He called it the "American Promise." He didn't tell us that he was different from Martin Luther King and the civil rights generation of black leadership; he showed us. He began by setting the predicate, with a sleek pr;cis of the Bush failures and John McCain's complicity. (TIME)
Trenton faithful watch and party Aug 29, 2008
And the Marriott party-goers were primed to watch Obama ac cept the Democrats' nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Obama was just 2 years old when King gave the speech to a swarm of people lining the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (NJ.com -- Times)
Cheers, a few tears at Obama speech party in West Palm Aug 29, 2008
She says that Obama accepting his nomination on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, means it was meant to be. "It was fate," she says. (The Palm Beach Post)
The Sea of Smiles Aug 29, 2008
The minority leader of the State Senate, Malcolm Smith, recalled that this was the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington. "Obama makes me feel optimistic about the country's future. He fills my heart with joy.". (WNBC.com, NY)
List of closings Aug 29, 2008
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School is closed Friday. Isidore Newman will be closed Friday. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Being Obama Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry Aug 29, 2008
In April he acknowledged he was wrong a quarter century ago to vote against a federal holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King. We can be slow;to give greatness its due, McCain said. (Human Events Online)
Obama's dream run begins Aug 29, 2008
On the 45th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I had a dream" speech and outlined his vision of an America stripped of racism and inequality, Obama - child of a white woman and a Kenyan man - will become the first African-American to be nominated as a candidate for the presidency. Yet, as the 46-year-old senator stood before 70,000 supporters in the Invesco stadium in Denver last Thursday, on a stage decorated to suggest the stateliness of a Washington building,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
United States of Obama Aug 29, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Anne Davies and Ian Munro Herald Correspondents in DenverAugust 30, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
King's children: He'd be proud Aug 29, 2008
Martin Luther King III, 50, and Bernice King, 45, watched from a suite as Sen ... Martin Luther King III said his father and mother would be "proud of , proud of the party that nominated him and proud of the America that will elect him.". (Chicago Tribune)
Obama details plan, takes on McCain Aug 29, 2008
The first African American to win a major party's presidential nomination, Obama spoke on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, the slain civil rights leader's daughter and son, both spoke ... "On this 45th anniversary of the march on Washington, and in honor of the legacies of my father and Bobby Kennedy, let us elect a leader who has heard the clarion call," Martin Luther King III said. (USA Today)
Obama vows to reverse Republican legacy Aug 29, 2008
Obama and running mate Joe Biden also were scheduled to hit the campaign trail after Obama delivered his biggest speech in a career filled with big speeches on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech -- a landmark in the U.S. civil rights movement ... Video Michael Powell goes in search of delegates who witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Barack Obama Makes An 'American Promise' During Acceptance Speech Aug 29, 2008
American politics Thursday night (August 28) with an acceptance speech that set out to do nothing less than deliver what he called the new "American Promise." On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s landmark "I Have a Dream" speech, Obama strode onto the stage at Denver's Invesco Field and accepted his party's nomination with a 50-minute address that was part personal history, part repudiation of the past eight years of Republican rule and mostly about a pledge to deliver on the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Top Story: Obama Accepts Nomination: Seeks Change, Reversal of Bush 'Failure' Aug 29, 2008
First Black Major Party Candidate Speaks on Martin Luther King March Anniversary ... Adding to the poetry and symbolism of the event, Obama's accomplishment arrived on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and march on Washington. (ABC News)
Columbia delegate savors historic political moment Aug 29, 2008
And now, 45 years to the day after Martin Luther King delivered his immortal I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, George Mitchell said the moment he has been waiting for at his first national political convention will occur Thursday night. I am going to witness history when Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become a presidential nominee, Mitchell said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Outside the Stadium, Giddy Chaos Aug 29, 2008
But now, with Obama set to deliver the biggest speech of his career on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.s soaring "I Have A Dream" speech, the scene plunged into a giddy chaos. Perhaps it was the perfect weather clear, breezy, hovering around 80 degrees but even amidst the maddening gridlock, the atmosphere was collegial. (Time.com)
2008 Democratic National Convention Podium Schedule Thursday, August 28, 2008 Aug 28, 2008
"Change You Can Believe In" Time Shown as local - Denver, Colorado MST DENVER, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- (Logo: ) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (LOCAL) Live Performances (before gavel) Yonder Mountain String Band Performance Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston Voter Registration Presentation Remarks The Honorable Luis Gutierrez Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois David Plouffe Obama Campaign Manager Ray Rivera Obama State Director, Colorado Call to Order The... (PR Newswire)
Democrats celebrate 'historic' night Aug 28, 2008
On Thursday, the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, in the culmination of the Democratic National Convention, Obama will address an estimated 70,000 people at Invesco field in Denver. "This is something people like me have been waiting for for days, weeks. Years," said Howard Hemsley, an African-American delegate from New York. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Convention doesn't faze Republicans Aug 28, 2008
The memo also reminds supporters that Obama's speech tonight is on the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. However, Smith said he is not worried about the speech. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Mansion mystery dominates papers Aug 28, 2008
The Independent front page likens "Obama's dream" to that of Martin Luther King. "The glorious waves of Barack Obama's rhetoric have washed over us, leaving us warm, tingling and refreshed like a Hawaiian surfer," gushes the Guardian. (BBC News -- UK)
Historic Obama Nomination Now Official Aug 28, 2008
America has come a step closer to the fulfillment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream in Denver this week with the official acceptance of Obama as the Democratic nominee for president, civil rights insiders said ... "Coming nearly 50 years after the dramatic impact that both President John Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made when they broke new ground for all Americans, he is able to use the benefits he received from both trailblazers and offer America a plan to restore our global role... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Peace in the Middle East should never be a one-sided conversation Aug 28, 2008
First published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Albany Times Union)
From the ground floor of the Democratic National Convention: Bilberry pins hopes on Obama Aug 28, 2008
His acceptance talk will be on the 45th anniversary of the famous I have a dream speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, also African-American. Bilberry believes that Obama needs to focus on specifics in health care and the Three Es: environment, economy and education. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Democrats primed for spectacular finale Aug 28, 2008
Historic echoes will be everywhere: the speech will be taking place on the 45th anniversary of the day when civil rights champion Martin Luther King envisaged a future of racial equality with his "I have a Dream" speech. Against a classically-themed backdrop, and with fireworks primed to go off after his closing line, Obama will set course for a general election showdown with Republican John McCain in November which polls suggest is a dead heat. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Obama to woo nation with historic speech Aug 28, 2008
Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize ... "This is a monumental moment in our nation's history," Martin Luther King III, the civil rights icon's oldest son, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
Ceremony will honor King speech Aug 28, 2008
CHESTER - Laborer's Local 413 is hosting a wreath-placing ceremony tonight in honor of the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech. The event is open to the public and will run from 6:30-8 tonight at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, Sixth and Engle streets in Chester. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Editorial: 45 years after MLK, Obama lives dream Aug 28, 2008
It was exactly 45 years ago that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King strode to a microphone before a massive throng in Washington, D.C., and challenged the nation to live out the true meaning of its creed. It was Aug. 28, 1963. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
The Heron's Nest: History in Denver Aug 28, 2008
Tonight he will stride to the podium exactly 45 years to the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King did likewise in a sweltering Washington, D.C., and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. On Wednesday, Barack Obama fulfilled King's words. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Where to watch Obama Aug 28, 2008
Forty-five years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Analysis: A racial milestone, but don't mention it Aug 28, 2008
The tone will change Thursday, when Obama accepts the nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, a coincidence that could hardly be ignored ... Martin Luther King III said that his father's dream is not totally fulfilled but that Obama is wise to keep from making race central to his candidacy. (Munster Times, IN)
Obama: History in the Making (3:30 am) Aug 28, 2008
DENVER (AP) - Martin Luther King III says Barack Obama's nomination "is a monumental moment in our nation's history" and will become even greater "if he's elected." Obama will accept his nomination as the first black person to head a major party ticket, on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Junior's "I have a dream" speech. He becomes a huge name in the history of the country that includes slavery, emancipation, lynchings, Jim Crow, lunch counter bigotry, votin 00002038 g rights, integration,... (WTVR.com, VA)
Saving a piece of black history: Foundation working to restore historic Arkansas Baptist church Aug 28, 2008
I see him as the precursor to Martin Luther King, Hammonds says. Not only was he an organizer, he was a humanitarian, an entrepreneur. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
When LBJ said, 'We shall overcome' Aug 28, 2008
As I watch Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic convention, I remember another speech: the one that made Martin Luther King cry. Obama's speech - and in a way his whole candidacy - might not have been possible had that other speech not been given. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
