This document is an important piece of American history: it is the transcript of the final speech ever made by Martin Luther King. It is printed on two pages of parchment paper and makes for a handsome framed piece, or just for reading, that is a powerful reminder of the turbulent times of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s.

Known as the "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop" address, this is the final speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 3, 1968, he was in Memphis, Tennessee, speaking in support of African American sanitation workers in Memphis who were striking in protest of unequal wages and working conditions. Dr. King called for unity, economic actions, boycotts, and nonviolent protest as he challenged the United States to live up to its ideals. As he concluded the speech, King touched on the possibility of an untimely death. Shockingly, the next day he was assassinated while he stood on a balcony outside his Memphis motel room.