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
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.
Additionally...
Here's what that paper ran on the day of King's speech...
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.
And finally, this is something the paper has published before. I found a link to a 2020 article that was word-for-word the same, right down to the "we should take a step away from our divisive politics" line, with the only difference being that it said "As we mark the "91st birthday" instead of "94th birthday."
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.
Parker Molloy
North Easton 