Christie's has announced an auction to sell the manuscript of Martin Luther King's speech.
The only version of the text titled "I Have a Dream" will be auctioned on January 22, 2027. The auction house said the document is of historical value and provides insight into a moment that changed the course of US history.
The manuscript was discovered in the late 1990s by the wife of King's aide Zarnon Clayton. In 2024, together with experts, the woman confirmed the authenticity of the document. It is estimated that its value at the upcoming auction will exceed 10 million dollars.
Martin Luther King is one of the leaders of the African-American rights movement in the United States. On August 28, 1963, in Washington, DC, at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, he delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.