# Contemporary news reports of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech

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**Created:** [January 28, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-news-reports-of-dr-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech/226379 "2004-01-28T04:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-news-reports-of-dr-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech/226379/1 "2004-01-28T04:08:24Z")

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I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of contemporary news reports of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech or the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th 1963. I’ve done my best on googling for them, I fear that I may have to hie myself to the library and see if they have a physical copy of newspapers for that day.

Disclaimer: This is for a school project, I am not looking for someone to do my research for me just point me in the right direction.

treis

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-news-reports-of-dr-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech/226379/2 "2004-01-29T06:26:32Z")

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methinks you are in for some work.  
at the library.  
i am taking a class with a very similar project and i have to come up with every available reference in print!  
so, they gave me a hierarchy to check out  
these are the ones i can remember (my notes are not with me, now)  
_Reader’s Guide to Periodic Literature  
New York Times Index  
Christian Scientist Monitor  
The Times (London) Index  
The Economist Index_  
get a book about the speech/march/whatever and go to the bibliography and see what you can come up with.

I can’t remember any more right now. Your topic sounds like it will give you a bunch of research to do. good luck!