Article 79MQS Only known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned

Only known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned

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Anna Betts
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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.

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.

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