Podcast: The Origin of MLK Jr.’s ‘ I Have a Dream’ Speech
- Jan 6
- 1 min read
By Tracey Peake

Jason Miller joins us to talk about the full-length documentary he’s produced on the origin and evolution of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous speech.
Most people associate King’s most famous refrain, “I have a dream,” with the speech he gave at the March on Washington in 1963. Miller’s documentary explores King’s first recorded usage of that phrase, which occurred in Rocky Mount, NC in 1962.

