Documentary Film Screening - Origin of the Dream

Thu Jan 22 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium | Raleigh

NC State University Libraries
Publisher/HostNC State University Libraries
Documentary Film Screening - Origin of the Dream
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About this Event

Origin of the Dream tells the full story of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first-ever use of the phrase “I Have a Dream” (delivered nine months before the March on Washington), and documents startling new discoveries about how poet Langston Hughes served as the source of inspiration for King’s dream.

After spending over twelve years researching Dr. King’s trip to Rocky Mount, NC on November 27, 1962, the full-length documentary film project about this historic visit has been completed by NC State’s Distinguished Professor W. Jason Miller and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Neal Hutcheson. Runtime 50 minutes.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Dr. Miller, Cash Michaels and Dr. Everett Ward.


Photograph by J.B. Harren, courtesy of Andre Knight.

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James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium, 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United States

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