It has been nearly six decades since the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, and the ideals expressed in Dr. Martin Luther King’s now-hallowed “I Have a Dream” speech remain aspirational throughout the world. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic march and seminal speech, this week, HarperOne Group announced it will release a special edition of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” this August.
“As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, and the inspiring dream my father shared on that day, we are called, not only to commemorate his vision, but also to correct the festering injustices of poverty, racism and violence with action,” writes Martin Luther King III in a press release to theGrio. King III, alongside his surviving siblings Dexter Scott King and Dr. Bernice King, will provide the forewords and an afterword for this special edition.
The release will be the latest in HarperCollins Publishers’ longstanding affiliation with Dr. King; the publisher released King’s first book, “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story,” in 1958, followed by six additional titles, including “Strength to Love” in 1963. In 2021, HarperCollins became the official publisher of Dr. King’s archives, forming “a comprehensive publishing program” that this fall will rerelease his writings “Beyond Vietnam,” “I’ve Been to The Mountaintop,” and “Our God Is Marching On,” as well as an annual special new edition of “I Have a Dream.”
Arguably King’s best-known speech, the themes of “I Have a Dream” still strongly resonate today.
“I believe the speech is so beloved because of its critical analysis of the conditions of the Negro and race relations in the United States in the 1960s, while yet also ending on a very optimistic tone that inspired belief in a future full of promise,” said Dexter Scott King in a…
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