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  1. Aug 28, 2020 · The highlight of the march was civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream address, generally considered one of the five greatest speeches in U.S. history. One of the lesser-known stories of that day is how George Raveling, who would become a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, ended up with an original copy of King’s speech ...

  2. Jan 9, 2015 · George Raveling, a pioneering African-American basketball coach, was at the March on Washington in 1963 and got a copy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. He treasures the document as a priceless memento of his life and the civil rights movement.

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  3. Nov 17, 2021 · Meet George Raveling, The Basketball Coach Who Owns The ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech. By Marco Margaritoff | Edited By Erik Hawkins. Published November 17, 2021. Updated November 19, 2021. At the 1963 March on Washington, George Raveling boldly asked Martin Luther King Jr. for a copy of his remarks.

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  4. "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.

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  5. Apr 28, 2021 · The sixteen-minute speech “electrified” the audience and served as “one of the most emotional moments in my lifetime,” Raveling says. While he was captivated by King’s speech, he also had a job to do.

  6. Sep 16, 2013 · Fifty years ago, George Raveling was a 26-year-old former college basketball star who was not only one of a quarter-million people to witness Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream"...

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  8. Aug 27, 2021 · For decades, King’s speech has been in the possession of former collegiate basketball player and coach George Raveling, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, who was volunteering as security at the 1963 March on Washington.