Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963

August 28

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the March on Washington.

The historic speech was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in front of a crowd of nearly 250,000 people.

Today MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech remains as one of the most influential speeches in U.S history.

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Sources

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.-a). MLK’s I have a dream speech video & text. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/i-have-a-dream-speech