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By Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2021
Where the Dream Began Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Georgia, Laurens County, Dublin — Where the Dream Began — Martin Luther King, Jr.'s First Speech — First African Baptist Church, 1944 —  |
| “The Negro and the Constitution” Martin Luther King, Jr. Negroes were first brought to America in 1620 when England legalized slavery both in England and the colonies and America; the institution grew and thrived for about 150 years upon the backs . . . — — Map (db m184525) HM | |||
| 2 ► Georgia, Laurens County, Dublin — Martin Luther King, Jr.'s First Public Speech — 1st African Baptist Church of Dublin, Georgia — April 17, 1944 — |
| On April 17, 1944, in the 1st A.B. Church of Dublin, Georgia, fourteen year old Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his first public speech “The Negro and the Constitution.” At this site, a seed was planted in his heart that would grow into his life’s . . . — — Map (db m184511) HM | |||