In 2006, we celebrate Dr. King’s 77th birthday.

In this timely book, through an imaginary letter from Dr. King and a comprehensive resource guide, we are challenged and inspired to improve our lives and our world, starting today.

“Here is the voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. – the voice we can hear again now through the imagination and passion of Anthony Welch.  In his last years, as impatience grew and some raised the cry ‘burn baby, burn’, King said ‘no, learn baby, learn, and build baby, build.’  This book is a call to learn and to build.”  - Harris Wofford, former United States Senator, and former advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Presidents John Kennedy and Bill Clinton

“Anthony Welch has inhabited his hero’s persona and written a letter to all Americans that will inspire people to experience the power and enduring relevance of Dr. King’s dream.” – Lee Kravitz, Editor-in-Chief of Parade magazine

“To Dream Again is both a way to remind us of important lessons and a way to communicate with Dr. King and those others who may not be with us in body but who are surely with us in spirit.” – Timothy Shriver, CEO of Special Olympics

Download The Book: To Dream Again

Pdf format, 197kb, 88pages.

© 2004 by Anthony S.Welch.

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A NOTE TO THE READER:

The year 2003 marks the 40th anniversary of Reverend Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. In 2004,we celebrate Dr. King’s 75th birthday, recall his work on the 40th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and reflect upon the 40th anniversary of his selection for the Nobel Peace Prize. And in 2005, we honor the 40th anniversary of the 1965 Voter Rights Act, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott that catalyzed the civil rights movement.

At this juncture in history it is appropriate, even necessary, to consider what has become of Dr. King’s dream, and to explore how his legacy can inform how we live and work in today’s world.

In 1956, Dr. King gave a sermon titled “Paul’s Letter to American Christians”, in which he read an imaginary letter from the apostle Paul1. In Dr. King’s imaginary letter from Paul, Paul celebrates the advances of civilization between the 1st century A.D. and 1956, while pointing out the significant flaws remaining in human society.

As I listened to Dr. King’s inspired reading of Paul’s imaginary letter, a thought flashed in my mind - what might Dr. King say to us today, if he were to again share his dream with us?

What follows is an imaginary letter from Dr.King,which I humbly submit to you with the hope that it reasonably conveys Dr. King’s voice and philosophy. I pray that this book may contribute in some small way to the creation of the “beloved community” to which Dr. King devoted his life.

This book also contains a resource guide that provides additional information you can use to create positive change for yourself and your world, starting today.

Anthony S.Welch
September 2003

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