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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.
Full text at the BBC; Video of "I Have a Dream" speech, from LearnOutLoud.com "I Have a Dream" Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com "I Have A Dream" speech – Dr. Martin Luther King with music by Doug Katsaros on YouTube; Deposition concerning recording of the "I Have a Dream" speech; Lyrics of the traditional spiritual "Free at Last"
August 28, 2024 will mark the 61st anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which he delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 in Washington, D.C.
The famous "I Have a Dream" address was delivered in August 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Less well-remembered are the early sermons of that young, 25-year-old pastor who first began preaching at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1954. [3]
The speech given by SCLC president King, who spoke last, became known as the "I Have a Dream" speech, which was carried live by TV stations and subsequently considered the most impressive moment of the march. [107] In it, King called for an end to racism in the United States.
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 ...
In particular, the end of his speech was a longer and more detailed version of the legendary "I Have a Dream" portion of his speech given two months later in Washington. [ 4 ] For comparison certain parts of both speeches are alternated below, given on the left is the speech in Detroit at the Walk to Freedom, and given on the right is the ...
“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during ...