Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech is his final, prophetic address delivered in Memphis in 1968, powerfully linking the civil rights struggle to economic justice and foreshadowing his own assassination.
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| Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech Context triple: [Memphis sanitation workers' strike, notableDocument, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech]
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A.
"I Have a Dream" speech
The "I Have a Dream" speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark 1963 address calling for racial equality and civil rights, delivered during the March on Washington and now regarded as one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
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B.
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a popular ABBA ballad known for its hopeful lyrics and melodic simplicity, famously featured in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!"
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C.
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech
The "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech is George Wallace’s infamous 1963 inaugural address as Alabama governor, remembered as a defining pro-segregation statement of the American civil rights era.
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D.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail is a landmark 1963 open letter by Martin Luther King Jr. defending nonviolent civil disobedience against racial injustice and articulating the moral urgency of the civil rights movement.
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E.
John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
The John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 Cold War address in West Berlin in which the U.S. president expressed solidarity with the city's residents under Soviet pressure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech Target entity description: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech is his final, prophetic address delivered in Memphis in 1968, powerfully linking the civil rights struggle to economic justice and foreshadowing his own assassination.
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A.
"I Have a Dream" speech
The "I Have a Dream" speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark 1963 address calling for racial equality and civil rights, delivered during the March on Washington and now regarded as one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
-
B.
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a popular ABBA ballad known for its hopeful lyrics and melodic simplicity, famously featured in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!"
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C.
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech
The "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech is George Wallace’s infamous 1963 inaugural address as Alabama governor, remembered as a defining pro-segregation statement of the American civil rights era.
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D.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail is a landmark 1963 open letter by Martin Luther King Jr. defending nonviolent civil disobedience against racial injustice and articulating the moral urgency of the civil rights movement.
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E.
John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
The John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 Cold War address in West Berlin in which the U.S. president expressed solidarity with the city's residents under Soviet pressure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public address
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speech ⓘ |
| about |
Memphis sanitation workers
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poor and working-class African Americans ⓘ |
| author | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| date | 1968-04-03 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt |
Mason Temple, Church of God in Christ
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linked to:
Mason Temple
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| follows |
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
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I Have a Dream ⓘ
linked to:
"I Have a Dream" speech
The Other America (1967 speech) ⓘ |
| foreshadows | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| genre |
political speech
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sermonic oratory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Memphis sanitation strike of 1968
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linked to:
Memphis sanitation workers' strike
final campaign of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableLine |
"I may not get there with you."
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"I've been to the mountaintop." ⓘ "I've seen the Promised Land." ⓘ "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord." ⓘ |
| partOf |
Poor People's Campaign (planning phase)
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linked to:
Poor People’s Campaign
|
| place | Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ |
| publication | printed transcripts in books and archives ⓘ |
| recordingExists |
audio recording
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video recording ⓘ |
| references |
Good Samaritan parable
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linked to:
parable of the Good Samaritan
Moses viewing the Promised Land from Mount Nebo ⓘ U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence ideals ⓘ
linked to:
Charters of Freedom
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| religiousStyle | Black church preaching tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| rhetoricalDevice |
biblical allusion
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call and response ⓘ extended metaphor ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| significance |
key text of late civil rights and economic justice advocacy
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last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| speaker | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African American history courses
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civil rights history courses ⓘ courses on rhetoric ⓘ religious studies courses ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | delivered one day before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
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boycotts ⓘ civil rights ⓘ collective action ⓘ economic justice ⓘ economic pressure ⓘ labor rights ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ prophecy ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| topic | Memphis sanitation workers' strike ⓘ |
| venue | Mason Temple ⓘ |
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
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Memphis sanitation workers' strike
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notableDocument
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech
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