Dr. King's Final Sunday Sermon ~ "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution"
As we plan our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations here at the King Branch, we will be highlighting the art and history of the branch.
Here is a photo of one of the 17 quotations celebrating the words and wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as inscribed on the end of the book stacks at the King Branch. This quote was part of his final Sunday sermon on March 31, 1968.
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On the Sunday before he was gunned down in Memphis, Dr. King stood in the pulpit of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, otherwise known as Washington National Cathedral, to preach what no one there could have imagined would be his final Sunday sermon, entitled: “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.”
Click here for the entire text of the speech.
Click here for an audio version of the speech.
Click here to request an audio cd from Milwaukee Public Library. Would you like to learn more about Dr. King? The Milwaukee Public Library is always your resource to learn something new!
Make sure to check out the information about the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing, Speech and Art Contest! The deadlines are next week!