Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service
Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service

Teach Dr. King’s Speech

Read “King in the Classroom,” an article on the Teach the Speech Initiative in the Spring 2022 Georgetown magazine.

Teaching Resources for Teach the Speech 2024
Access the YouTube LIVESTREAM for Teach the Speech 2024

Each year, as part of Georgetown University’s MLK: “Let Freedom Ring!” Initiative, the Center for Social Justice encourages members of our community to reflect on one of Dr. King’s famous speeches via Teach the Speech. Over the years, faculty, staff, and students across campus have participated in the Teach the Speech events focusing on a wide range of speeches by Dr. King.

In 2025, the Georgetown community is invited to reflect on the interview that Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. offered on May 8, 1967 to NBC as part of their special report “After Civil Rights: Black Power.” Dr. King comments on the “new phase of the struggle for genuine equality.”

In addition, all are invited to join our annual Teach-In (either in person or on Youtube Livestream) on Friday, January 26, 2024 from 10:30am-3:15pm in Copley Formal Lounge on Georgetown’s Hilltop campus. The priority deadline to RSVP for the event is January 20, 2024. This deadline will allow us to coordinate spaces and food. Please email any questions, comments, or concerns that you have for Teach the Speech planning committee to Lionell Daggs III, Associate Director, Racial Justice Initiatives at the Center for Social Justice, at racialjustice@georgetown.edu