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Martin Luther King: The Essential Box Set: The Landmark Speeches and Sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This is by far the most comprehensive collection I known of and I have a lot of speeches. My other collections are a compositions of 5 minute soundbites totaling around 40 minutes while this collection is the real deal with speeches in their entirety. And that is no small accomplishment for some of these speeches. Some of his most popular speeches are only known in small excerpts but once a listens hear the whole speech, it totally boogles the mind. Priceless and Timeless. No other collection comes close.

Martin Luther King Jr.: Essential Box Set collects all the key speeches and sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., offering for the first time over twenty original recordings from his speeches and sermons. Each is accompanied by an introduction by other famous theologians and civil right leaders, making this a powerful pairing of firsthand testimony and King's own, powerful words. Any collection strong in civil rights history MUST have this!

This is an outstanding set and a must purchase for anyone who wants to hear, in my opinion, the greatest orator of all time. One of the best things about this set is that it includes many complete sermons, not just excerpts that one may hear during Black History month or on MLK day. The other great feature is the presentors who set the stage for the forthcoming speech. They help place the speech in the context of events that were going on when the speech was given. I highly recommend this Box Set of MLK to anyone who wants to know more about the real MLK. He's not just the 'Marble Man' in Washington D.C.

Just what I wanted speeches from a man whom I admire along with introductions by his colleagues who set the atmosphere prior to the speeches. Excellent quality CDs.

Havent listened to the cd's yet but the service and quality of the shipment was exceptional. Got at great price on Amazon, when first looking to purchase was priced at almost $50 so was glad to get at almost third of cost.

A moving and power collection of his speeches...Places you right there in the front row. You feel like a foot soldier in the struggle. Its a must have!

My only issue is I haven't been able to skip or select individual speeches. They seem to have no chapter markings, so you can't select specific speechs. I'm listening on I-tunes...and have yet to figure this out.

SHAME on those responsible for producing and selling this fraudulent product!

Never has it been more important for Dr. King's words to be widely heard. This package should have facilitated that process. Instead, it impedes the process through its defectiveness.

To make a long story short, these audio CDs do not operate properly on a computer (or, therefore, on an iPod), which is presumably how most people would in 2010 and beyond try to listen to it. This was first reported (again, long story short) AT LEAST eight years ago. This box set's producers, therefore, had plenty of opportunities to correct the technical problems before releasing this version.

But the producers chose NOT to correct the technical problems.

Shame! The material here is too important and too worthwhile for so blatant a mistake in the first place. But to repackage and re-sell a known defect in the presentation of truly precious content is disgusting. Beneath contempt, really.

Anything for a buck, huh?