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i’ve been to the mountain top

Today marks the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s last speech. He spoke in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968. The speech has memorialized as “I’ve Been To The Mountain Top”:

Martin Luther King’s Last Speech: I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. On the following day, King was assassinated. The speech primarily concerns the Memphis Sanitation Strike.