Martin Luther King’s Lost Draft of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Surfaces
The document, hand written by Martin Luther King Jr., will be auctioned in January at Christie’s, which expects it to fetch more than $10 million.
Covered by 3 sources from 2 countries. First reported by The New York Times ·
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Common ground: most headlines mention “Dream speech”.
Different angles:
- The Guardian “known handwritten final”
2 of 3 headlines quote someone directly.
How 3 newspapers cover this story
Martin Luther King’s Lost Draft of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Surfaces
The document, hand written by Martin Luther King Jr., will be auctioned in January at Christie’s, which expects it to fetch more than $10 million.
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 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…
- The Washington PostUnited States
Lost draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech rediscovered
The draft will be displayed for the first time and is expected to sell for more than $10 million.
Coverage details
3 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: The New York Times, The Guardian and The Washington Post. The New York Times published it first, on November 9, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Washington Post, 7 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Martin Luther King Jr.
By country: United States (2), United Kingdom (1).
