Detroit’s Little-Known MLK Connection!
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech to the crowd assembled before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington is one of the nation’s most recognizable orations. But not many people know that was actually the second time he’d delivered that address. King delivered an early version of the speech to a crowd of 125,000 that gathered at Cobo Hall in Detroit on June 23, 1963, weeks before his famed Washington, D.C. address!
Check out these great photos from Dr. King in Detroit in the link below from WXYZ!
Jonel Jaksa is the producer for The All-New Morning Bounce with Mean Jean and Shannon Renee. He’s been with 105.1 The Bounce since 2020 and has been in radio for over 20 years. He’s worked at several stations and in a wide array of radio formats, from hip-hop to rock to country music to sports talk, and is a three-time Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner. As a content creator for 105.1 The Bounce, Jonel writes articles on hip-hop music, movies, WWE and pop culture.
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