Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is often misunderstood. He wanted reparations
By 
Wale Hudson-Roberts2023-08-24T20:05:00
It’s 60 years since one of the most iconic speeches of all time was delivered. The American elite did everything possible to conceal a key theme within Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ message, says Baptist minister Wale Hudson-Roberts
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