Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. against the “triple evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism.” Audio. This speech was released by Black Forum records, a subsidiary of Motown, and went on to win a Grammy (in 1972, according to Wikipedia, in 1970, according to Grammy website) for the Best Spoken Word Recording.

Henry Box Brown was an abolitionist lecturer and performer. Born a slave in Louisa County, he worked in a Richmond tobacco factory and lived in a rented house. Then, in 1848, his wife, who was owned by another master and who was pregnant with their fourth child, was sold away to North Carolina, along with their children.

We all say dumb things. But luckily for most of us, we don’t have reporters and television cameras documenting our every word. Because no one cares what we have to say. Sadly, celebs don’t have that luxury. It’s rough for them, but occasionally hilarious for us!