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Lost draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech rediscovered
The Washington Post • • nation
Key Points:
- The only known handwritten final draft of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech will be publicly displayed for the first time later this month.
- The draft is set to be sold at auction in January, facilitated by Christie's auction house.
- The document was originally kept by King's head of public relations, Edward T. Clayton.
- Clayton's widow discovered the draft in the late 1990s but did not realize its significance and returned it to her late husband's desk.
- She rediscovered the importance of the draft in 2024, leading to its upcoming public display and auction.
