Last Speeches of Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
A discussion on Lincoln’s second inaugural address and MLK’s “Mountaintop” speech was held at the National Cathedral. President Lincoln deli… read more
A discussion on Lincoln’s second inaugural address and MLK’s “Mountaintop” speech was held at the National Cathedral. President Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol March 4, 1865, a few weeks before his assassination at Ford’s Theatre. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech April 3, 1968, the day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. close
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