Maurice Bishop’s 1983 Hunter College Speech, an Historical Turning Point
Reading Time 7 minsBDN Intro Great speeches have marked pivotal historical turning points in the life of movements. A sampling of these great speeches are Sojourner Truth’s “Aint I a Woman” (1851), Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” (Washington D.C., 1963), Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie 1963 speech delivered to the United Nations (popularized in the Bob Marley song “War”), Dr. Eric Eustace Williams’ 1960 “March in the Rain” speech (demanding the return of Chagaramas), Fidel Castro’s “History Will Absolve Me” (1961), and Ida B. Wells’ “This Awful Slaughter” (1909). Grenada’s revolutionary leader Maurice Bishop’s June 5, 1983, speech to… Read More »Maurice Bishop’s 1983 Hunter College Speech, an Historical Turning Point