Only known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned
The document is expected to fetch more than $10m and the proceeds will be donated to several charities The likely only surviving handwritten final full…
According to The Guardian, the document is expected to fetch more than $10m and the proceeds will be donated to several charities The likely only surviving handwritten final full draft of Martin Luther King Jr’s historic 1963 I Have a Dream speech is set to be auctioned in New York City in January, with proceeds benefiting several charities, including the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Auction house Christie’s has announced that the document is expected to fetch more than $10m, and that the pages will be displayed publicly at the auction house from 15 to 21 January, before being offered in a single-lot sale. (The Guardian)
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