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Award winning site focusing on American speeches and rhetoric – categories include:
Top 100 Speeches
21st Century Great
Obama Speeches
GWBush Speeches
Movie Speeches
Figures in Sound
Christian Rhetoric
Rhetoric of 9-11
News & Info
Public speech making has played a powerful role in the long struggle by African Americans for equal rights. This collection, for the ear and the eye, highlights speeches by an eclectic mix of black leaders.