Overview

Origins of the Dream reveals the connection between Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and Langston Hughes’s poetry. During his research for this book, W. Jason Miller discovered a longforgotten reel-to-reel tape of King’s first “I Have a Dream” speech, which was delivered in a high school gymnasium in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Full Product Details

9780813062006

Table of Contents

Reviews

“Brilliant….Miller’s book will help correct the historical amnesia that has for too long blotted out recognition of the cultural continuity between Hughes and King. A masterpiece.”—CHOICE

Brilliant....Miller's book will help correct the historical amnesia that has for too long blotted out recognition of the cultural continuity between Hughes and King. A masterpiece. -CHOICE

A welcome addition to African-American studies. Florida Times Union

Author Information

W. Jason Miller is associate professor of English at North Carolina State University, USA. He is the author of Langston Hughes and American Lynching Culture.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available