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Martin Luther King Jr. Reveals the Meaning of Love in Rare Handwritten Letter

The Oprah Magazine

January 18, 2019 at 3:15 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Reveals the Meaning of Love in Rare Handwritten Letter

From a rare handwritten letter he penned in the mid-1960s

From "The Purpose of Education," the 1947 article he wrote for Morehouse College's student newspaper

From his 1957 book <i>Stride Toward Freedom</i>

From his 1956 "The Most Durable Power" sermon

From his April 1960 address at Spelman College

From his 1963 book, <i>Strength to Love</i>

From <i>Strength to Love</i>

From <i>Strength to Love</i>

From his August 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech

From his "I Have A Dream" speech

From his April 1963 "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

From his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

From his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

From his December 1964 Nobel lecture

From his 1967 Christmas sermon on peace

From his November 1967 "The Domestic Impact of the War in Vietnam" speech

From his 1967 "Where Do We Go From Here?" address

From his "Where Do We Go From Here?" address

From his "Where Do We Go From Here?" address

From his February 1968 "A Proper Sense of Priorities" speech

From the 2002 Coretta Scott King-edited book, <i>In My Own Words</i>

Martin Luther King Jr. Reveals the Meaning of Love in Rare Handwritten Letter

50 years after his assassination in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as an activist, prominent leader in the civil rights movement, and wordsmith. Throughout his years of public service, the Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote and delivered speeches—the most notable being his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech—that provided words of wisdom that still hold true today. These 22 famous quotes of his will surely keep you inspired.

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His words stand the test of time.

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