Almost a year before, Martin Luther King Jr. made is famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech in front of thousands of people in Washington, DC in 1963, he had already given it once before to a smaller crowd in a high school gymnasium. For decades, it was considered a rumor that he previewed the speech at Rocky Mount High School on Nov. 27, 1962, however a shocking discovery in the library of the school, proved this to be true. Author and English professor, Jason Miller found the recordings while doing research on Dr. King and his use of Langston Hughes poetry in his speeches. Miller came across the speech in a box labeled ‘Martin Luther King Jr.’. Inside the box was a tape with a note saying “Please do not erase.” Read more below.