Martin Luther King Jr. got a C in public speaking

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The world remembers Dr. King as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and people often quote his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered in 1963. Yet more than a decade before that legendary speech, while attending Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, he earned a C in public speaking during his first and second term. Check out these other ironic “failures” of wildly successful people.​

 

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Isn’t it wild that Dr. King, who gave that iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, got a C in public speaking? It just shows how even the most successful people have their bumps along the way. Check out these other surprising ‘failures’—they’re so inspiring!