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King’s Lost 'I Have a Dream' Draft to Auction for $10M+ in 2027
The only known handwritten final draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 'I Have a Dream' speech will be publicly displayed and auctioned in January 2027. Christie’s expects the seven-page document, written in blue ink on yellow legal pads, to fetch over $10 million. Proceeds will benefit the Xernona Clayton Foundation and The King Center. The draft, which lacks the iconic 'I have a dream' refrain, was rediscovered in 2024 by the widow of King’s speechwriter, Edward T. Clayton.