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"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister [2] Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
A visitor looks closely at the original copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader's legacy. The prayer by a Michigan pastor heavily cited King's seminal “I Have a Dream” speech alongside the Declaration of Independence, patriotic songs and gospel hymns.
The speech was titled "Let Freedom Ring". [2] Historian Drew Hansen has opined that Martin Luther King Jr. plagiarized from this speech in creating his own celebrated " I Have a Dream " speech, noting that many of the motifs and tropes were part of a common language.
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Leaders of the march) King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 Washington D.C. Civil Rights March.Approaching the end of his prepared speech, King departed from his prepared text [13] for a partly improvised peroration on the theme of "I have a dream", possibly prompted by Mahalia Jackson's repeated cry, "Tell them about the dream, Martin!"
Moon landing, Beatles, among other impactful moments LOS ANGELES (AP) — The moon landing, the Beatles’ first appearance on American TV and […] The post MLK speech one of TV’s 75 most ...
Freedom Bell on Main Street. During the civil rights movement's March on Washington, on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. referred to Stone Mountain in his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech when he proclaimed, "let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!"