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Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.
On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: MLK Jr.'s daughter reflects on her father’s ‘I have a dream’ speech Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most iconic speech on Aug. 28, 1963 ...
Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea King talk to ESSENCE about their new Drum Major Coalition to invest in civil rights groups and honor Dr. King's dream.
The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.
I helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Its message remains essential 60 years later. At age 92, I have made it the goal of my remaining life to ensure that Dr. Martin Luther King's words ...
Then, unprompted, he compared the “Stop the Steal” rally he had before the protesters marched towards the Capitol to King’s “I have a Dream” speech, which was held at the same location.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before 260,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. He was the last speaker and planned to talk for four minutes. He spoke for 16 minutes and ...
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 17-minute “I Have a Dream” speech—an oratorical masterpiece that changed King's life, his movement, and the nation at large.
The 1963 March on Washington, where more than 250,000 people came to listen to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, is perhaps the Civil Rights Movement’s highest ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.