Martin Luther King Jr. Recites Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son"

Martin Luther King Jr. Recites Langston Hughes' poem:
"Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor-
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now-
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

[@EastAfricans]

I sill can’t believe MLK lived only 39 years. His wisdom, integrity and maturity was out of this world.

[@Joanla1954]

Only 39 years because evil and the devil lived in one man's heart and robbed all races in this great country of America of this man. Yet his family forgave James Earl Ray, and rightly so, as it is what Christians do.

[@blainemcdonald6972]

The world is some what empty since Martin was taken from us at such a young age😢

[@NessieZaps]

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[@MrWINNSLAW]

Way ahead of their time MLK and Langston.

[@redireseFM]

My two biggest idols

[@albertpringle4918]

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[@isabellepiwnicki5084]

I’d totally give this a 10 because of the way he addressed his words to the audience by speaking powerful speaking

[@salvadortorres6680]

Why does this has 74K views😢 its a shame for this being one of the greatest icons citing one of the greates icons ever set 👣 on earth.

[@mrs.acreary5932]

I reviewed this in elementary school my 1st grade class in the auditorium Amen I'm going to keep moving

[@TWIZZTHEWHIZKID]

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase".
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@davicool9958]

This is the poems best rendition

[@Joanla1954]

What an eloquent speaker!

[@TheEileenjasmine]

God bless him

[@joelallen7095]

how the hell do ppl get these videos

[@freaky_fn9361]

Sometimes old news channels post vids

[@soulwarrior9919]

Just from heaven. A creation from most high.🙏🏿.

[@mob-my8wl]

**zoinks in here for school**

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[@bonniesimmons5566]

Favorite poem

[@Q-GleeFashions]

Mine too

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Agreed

[@t.jackson100]

Asé💖✨💫

[@godwinagada7431]

A great man i love so much ❤️

[@akhilmusicals6670]

He missed some words but said the rest powerfully. Let the King reign!

[@tweezyg6561]

Just fantastic

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😊

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🙏💜🙌🏼💜🙏

[@kylegrant6365]

I never knew he knew this poem. This has great meaning to me.

[@billystuna2334]

Hi

[@jo-annecrossley2698]

MLK's message 1:11

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MLK's message 1:11

[@user.t4219]

who do you think he was reading the poem to ?

[@cliff9092]

Everyone

[@idcaboutu32]

Who is here bc of school

[@Mr.Man_tcg]

me

[@notpara6685]

Me lol

[@anon-the-one]

Me

[@gabrieladuran3866]

Hi

[@jackbuckley7816]

If he hadn't been a Civil Rights leader, Dr. King easily could've been an actor. Did the man miss his calling? I don't think so but this is the 1st time I've ever seen him enter into another dimension like this, i.e., reciting a poem with such compelling emotion. One wishes one could see far more of this side of his personality. He clearly excelled at it!

[@andyye1515]

Pls

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wassup andy

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me jay

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wonder if you'll even see it

[@andyye1515]

Joseph?

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lol

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[@maikcraft4929]

ola ke ase