Dec 30, 2009

Salem on History | Martin Luther King, Jr., Delivers his “I have a Dream” Speech

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Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights
Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: August 28, 1963

Article abstract: The “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered during the 1963 March on Washington, D.C., encapsulated the social vision of the nonviolent movement and elevated it in American and world consciousness.

Summary of Event

The setting for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s best-remembered speech was a massive March on Washington, D.C., in late August, 1963. On August 28, he delivered the partly extemporaneous address from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to more than 200,000 march participants and, through radio and television, to millions of...

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Salem on History | Martin Luther King, Jr., Delivers his “I have a Dream” Speech

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