Martin Luther King 'I Have A Dream' 50th Anniversary Speech (EDM457)

Martin Luther King 'I Have A Dream' 50th Anniversary Speech

EDM number 457 in 2013-14, proposed by Jim Shannon on 29/08/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage, Human rights, North America and Racial discrimination.

That this House remembers the great work carried out by Martin Luther King in the search for equal rights in America; recalls with sadness on this the 50th anniversary of his `I have a dream' speech, the assassination of this great man; notes that it is one of the most famous and well-known speeches in history and reaffirms the need for true racial equality throughout the world.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jim Shannon	29/08/2013	Strangford	DUP	Proposed
Lady Hermon	29/08/2013	North Down	Independent	Seconded
Naomi Long	29/08/2013	Belfast East	Alliance	Seconded
Jeffrey M Donaldson	29/08/2013	Lagan Valley	DUP	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	29/08/2013	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Angus MacNeil	29/08/2013	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Mark Durkan	29/08/2013	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Margaret Ritchie	02/09/2013	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Dobbin	02/09/2013	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	02/09/2013	York Central	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	03/09/2013	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jonathan Edwards	03/09/2013	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Steve Rotheram	03/09/2013	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	03/09/2013	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	03/09/2013	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	03/09/2013	Hampstead and Kilburn	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	03/09/2013	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	03/09/2013	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Jim Sheridan	03/09/2013	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	03/09/2013	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	04/09/2013	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	04/09/2013	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	04/09/2013	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Paul Murphy	04/09/2013	Torfaen	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	04/09/2013	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Martin Caton	05/09/2013	Gower	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	05/09/2013	Bradford West	Respect	Signed
Roger Godsiff	10/09/2013	Birmingham, Hall Green	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	10/09/2013	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mary Glindon	10/09/2013	North Tyneside	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Roy	11/09/2013	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	12/09/2013	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	12/09/2013	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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