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Walter Earl Brown of The Skylarks composed this song, which was published through Elvis Presley's Gladys Music company. Presley recorded it in June 1968, approximately two months following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and shortly after Robert F. Kennedy's death. The track gained prominence as the closing number of Presley's '68 Comeback Special, marking its public debut. The song is recognized for its structural parallels to King's famous 1963 speech.
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