Samuel Kelley brought Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have A Dream speech to life July 9, 2014 with a dramatic performance of King's classic work, followed by a presentation on the historical, socio-political, biblical and artistic influences that converged to give birth to one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century.
Kelley is an award-winning playwright and professor of Africana studies and communication studies at the State University of New York College at Cortland. The presentation was part of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions summer lecture series.