MLK’s Only Known Handwritten 'I Have a Dream' Draft to Auction for Over $10m
Christie's will auction the manuscript in January, with proceeds benefiting charities including the King Center.
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 9 Nov 2026. The New York Times published first, on 9 November at 10:01 UTC; Quartz followed 18 min later. The most recent article, from ARTnews.com, appeared on 10 November at 14:05 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Quartz, ARTnews.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The New York TimesMartin Luther King’s Lost Draft of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Surfaces
- QuartzChristie's wird einen handgeschriebenen 'I Have a Dream'-Entwurf von Martin Luther King Jr. versteigern.
- The GuardianOnly known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned
- ARTnews.comOnly Known Handwritten Draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Could Top $10 M. at Christie’s
Sources
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- Only known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned The Guardian ·
- Martin Luther King’s Lost Draft of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Surfaces The New York Times ·
- Only Known Handwritten Draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Could Top $10 M. at Christie’s ARTnews.com
- Christie's wird einen handgeschriebenen 'I Have a Dream'-Entwurf von Martin Luther King Jr. versteigern. Quartz
In this story
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Christie's
- King Center