On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, I’ve Been to the Mountaintop, at Bishop Charles J. Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Speaking in support of striking sanitation workers, King addressed themes of justice, unity, and sacrifice. The speech ended with prophetic words about longevity and purpose—”I’ve seen the Promised Land”—just one day before he was assassinated.
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