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I Have A Dream (other)
"I Have a Dream" is a 1963 speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream may also refer to: Music * ''I Have a Dream'' (oratorio), by James Furman, 1970 Albums * ''I Have a Dream'' (Cristy Lane album), 1981 * ''I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home)'', by the City Harmonic, 2011 * ''I Have a Dream'', by the Checkers, 1991 * ''I Have a Dream'', or the title song, by Solomon Burke, 1974 * ''I Have a Dream'', an EP by Group 1 Crew, 2006 Songs * "I Have a Dream" (song), by ABBA, 1979; covered Cristy Lane (1981), Westlife (1999), and others * "I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima", by DJ Quicksilver, 1996 * "I Have a Dream", by Herbie Hancock from ''The Prisoner'' * "I Have a Dream", by Manafest from ''Reborn'' See also * I Have a Dream Foundation, a charitable trust founded by Eugene Lang * I Have Dreamed (other) * I Had a Dream (other) * "I've Got a Dream "I've Got a Dream" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater from Disney's 2010 ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have A Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history. Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared millions of slaves free in 1863, King said "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free".Alexandra Alvarez, "Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream': The Speech Event as Metaphor", ''Journal of Black Studies'' 18(3); . Toward the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text for a partly improvised peroration on the theme "I have a dream", prompted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have A Dream (oratorio)
__NOTOC__ ''I Have a Dream'' is an oratorio by James Furman written in tribute to the composer's friend, Martin Luther King Jr., to whose memory it is dedicated. The title of the work is derived from the "I Have a Dream" speech that Martin Luther King Jr. made in Washington, D.C. during the August 1963 civil rights march, and the libretto is based on statements and writings by King. Furman described ''I Have a Dream'' as "an oratorio in symphonic form which conveys some of the basic concerns of today's world. These concerns are dramatized within a thirty-five minute musical journey focusing upon human dignity, love, hate, the tragedy of war, peace, beauty, poverty, and the hope for genuine freedom." The composer points out that "each group, representing a segment of society, speaks as an individual and in conjunction with other groups." The work is in three parts. The musical style is varied, ranging from jungle rhythms to passages of contemporary serial and rock music. Igbo ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have A Dream (Cristy Lane Album)
''I Have a Dream'' is a studio album by American Christian and country singer Cristy Lane. It was released in February 1981 via Liberty and LS Records and contained ten tracks. It was the sixth studio effort of Lane's recording career and the first to be issued with the Liberty Records. The project's title track became a top 20 hit on the American country chart in 1981 and the album also reached charting positions itself. Background and content Cristy Lane had several years of major country hits during the late 1970s with songs like " Let Me Down Easy" and "I Just Can't Stay Married to You". In 1980, she reached the number one on the country chart with the gospel tune " One Day at a Time". ''I Have a Dream'' was inspired by the success of "One Day at a Time" and featured a mixture of country songs and Christian songs. The project contained a total of ten tracks. Its final cut was a medley of popular songs originally performed by Jim Reeves. Additionally, the LP's title track was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
