In The Speech, Gary Younge explains why Martin Luther King Jr.'s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it. Fifty years later, The Speech endures as a defining moment in the Civil Rights movement and a guiding light in the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Younge roots his work in new and important interviews with Clarence Jones, a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and his draft speechwriter; with Joan Baez, a singer at the march; and with Angela Davis and other leading civil rights leaders. Younge skillfully captures the spirit of that historic day in Washington and offers a new generation of readers a critical modern analysis of why ‘I Have a Dream’ remains America's favourite speech. “[In] this slim but powerful book . . . Younge is adept at both distilling the facts and asking blunt questions.” - Boston Globe