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Our greatest speech

Publication ,  Journal Article
Richard Lischer,
Published in: The Christian Century
2003

Within seconds of beginning, King was echoing [Langston Hughes], W. E. B. DuBois and other militant intellectuals when he characterized the Negro as an "exile" in his own land. The first half of the address, which King read in a stern and businesslike manner, resembles a bill of particulars with which the Old Testament prophets might have indicted a wayward and unjust nation.

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Published In

The Christian Century

ISSN

0009-5281

Publication Date

2003

Volume

120

Issue

17

Start / End Page

8

Publisher

Christian Century Foundation
 

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Richard Lischer, . (2003). Our greatest speech. The Christian Century, 120(17), 8.
Richard Lischer, R. “Our greatest speech.” The Christian Century 120, no. 17 (2003): 8.
Richard Lischer. Our greatest speech. The Christian Century. 2003;120(17):8.
Richard Lischer, R. “Our greatest speech.” The Christian Century, vol. 120, no. 17, Christian Century Foundation, 2003, p. 8.
Richard Lischer. Our greatest speech. The Christian Century. Christian Century Foundation; 2003;120(17):8.

Published In

The Christian Century

ISSN

0009-5281

Publication Date

2003

Volume

120

Issue

17

Start / End Page

8

Publisher

Christian Century Foundation