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"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

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This speech, recited before court in 1873 is one of the greatest statements ever made on behalf of women's suffrage.

Major Speeches of Barack Obama from the Democratic National Convention Keynote Speech up to his major Presidential speeches.

First published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography.

Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His speech referring to television as a "Vast Wasteland" is cited even as the speech approaches its 50th anniversary.

"And so I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!"

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation...

"Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."

This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500.