I was fortunate when I graduated from college because the guest speaker at our ceremony was none other than Maya Angelou. Even to this day I remember the warm, thoughtful cadence in her voice and the ...

Throughout history, leaders have made speeches that inspired millions and changed the course of history. Those speeches still inspire us today. Famous speeches like Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a ...

King's "I Have a Dream" wasn't his only famous speech.Francis Miller/ Getty Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. But he gave numerous other moving talks during his ...

Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was unafraid of many things, including political backlash and being the face of a movement that incited violent racism and doing what had to be done to motivate people to rise ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces at the U.S. Capitol on March ...

For the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass‘ descendants read excerpts of his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Douglass, an abolitionist who fought for social reform in the ...

This video dives into the world’s most famous speeches, chosen directly by viewers from sixteen different countries. From national liberation moments to wartime declarations, each speech carries a ...

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Stephen E. Lucas is Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1999, he surveyed his peers to compile a list of the top 100 ...

For the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass’ descendants read excerpts of his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Douglass, an abolitionist who fought for social reform in the ...