Carey gave a speech at the 1952 Republican National Convention , titled " Let Freedom Ring " . The historian Drew D. Hansen notes that some critics suggest that Martin Luther King Jr. plagiarized from this speech in creating his own celebrated " I Have a Dream " speech , while others disagree , noting that many of the motifs and tropes were part of a common language . ( For further information , see Martin Luther King Jr. authorship issues . )
1952 Republican National Convention
1952 Republican National Convention
Archibald Carey Jr.