ists ▁have ▁viol ated ▁the ▁dream , ▁and ▁that ▁" our ▁federal ▁government ▁has ▁also ▁scar red ▁the ▁dream ▁through ▁its ▁a path y ▁and ▁hyp oc ris y , ▁its ▁bet ray al ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁justice ". ▁King ▁suggests ▁that ▁" It ▁may ▁well ▁be ▁that ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁is ▁God ' s ▁instrument ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁soul ▁of ▁America ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁student ▁activ ists ' ▁" d ream " ▁of ▁equality — " the ▁American ▁Dream ▁... ▁a ▁dream ▁as ▁yet ▁un ful filled " — in ▁several ▁national ▁speech es ▁and ▁statements , ▁and ▁took ▁" the ▁dream " ▁as ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁for ▁these ▁speech es . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁King ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Rock y ▁Mount , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁That ▁speech ▁was ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁version ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁eventually ▁deliver ▁from ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Memorial . ▁And ▁while ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁around , ▁large ▁port ions ▁were ▁identical , ▁including ▁the ▁" I ▁have ▁a ▁dream " ▁ref rain . ▁After ▁being ▁redis cover ed , ▁the ▁restored ▁and ▁digit ized ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁speech ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁King ▁had ▁also ▁delivered ▁a ▁" d ream " ▁speech