I've Been to the Mountaintop
Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., delivered April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.[1][2][3]
Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., delivered April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee
Final 30 seconds of "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. – the final words of his last public speech.
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King spoke on April 3, 1968,[4] at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee.
The speech primarily concerns the Memphis sanitation strike. King calls for unity, economic actions, boycotts, and nonviolent protest, while challenging the United States to live up to its ideals. At the end of the speech, he discusses the possibility of an untimely death.