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Parker Molloy Jan 16, 2023

My latest newsletter: Maine's Bangor Daily News prints a heavily-edited version of #MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Here's what they left out: https://www.readtpa.com/p/mlk-i-have-a-dream-speech-edit?sd=pf

Newspaper Prints Heavily-Edited, Sanitized Version of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech, Apologizes

And you wonder why so many people believe the speech's key takeaway is that we should all just judge people by "the content of their character," rather than address the specific concerns laid out.

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BassballPlayer

@parkermolloy
BTW, I’m old enough to remember actually seeing it on TV. Not sure whether it was live or on the evening news, but I can say the speech has been in my personal memory since I was 9 years old. My dad was a relatively progressive white pastor in rural North Carolina who (somewhat quietly) revered MLK.