On this day: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech remembered

63 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the first historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They understood that equal economic and voting rights were the path to ending racial inequality in America.

On this day, 63 years ago, the March on Washington culminating in the "I Have A Dream" speech rook place Voting Rights are under attack today by Republicans

63 years later, the fight for justice continues… “And so we come today in the spirit of Frederick Douglass…. Martin Luther King Jr... .and the great John Lewis because it’s time for us to get into some good trouble. Necessary trouble...” - Hakeem Jeffries.

On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. gives I Have a Dream speech at the historic and massive civil rights march in DC. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and shared a dream of freedom, justice, and equality before a nation still fighting to fulfill its promises. Sixty-three years later, his words remain both history and a call to action. #Pinks 🇺🇸

"I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, and live out the true meaning of its creed: 1/2

Sixty-three years after hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington demanding jobs, freedom and civil rights, a new generation is preparing to gather on the same ground. 🧵✊🏽 #MarchOnWashington #DefendTheVote www.theroot.com/march-on-was...

63 years ago, on the 28th of August 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have A Dream' speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. With 200.000 to 300.000 participants, the march is one of the largest political rallies for human rights in U.S. history. #otd #history 🗃️

62 years ago today (and, yes, exactly 1 year after MLK's "I Have a Dream speech) a Black uprising tore through North Philadelphia and changed the city forever (reupping with a gift link this time) share.inquirer.com/v7heXh

On this day in 1963, my mom and grandma — and about 250,000 others — marched on Washington.

FACT OF THE DAY. 28 August 1963. Dr Martin Luther King Junior delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington DC before a crowd of some 250,000 people, at the end of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It remains one of the most famous and inspirational speeches in history.

6. August 28, 1963: 250,000 people converged in Washington DC for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Organized by Bayard Rustin and A. Phillip Randolph, the subsequent march would turn a young Martin Luther King Jr into an international figure

63 years ago today, my father told the world about his dream: that his children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Today, we march to protect that dream for our children.

Today 63 years ago at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Dr Martin Luther King gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ This poem by Langston Hughes was written 13 years earlier. 76 years later both men’s dreams are still to be realised #poetry #poemoftheday #IHaveADream

63 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington. That message continues to inspire us. As the Trump-Vance Administration seeks to roll back the progress made on civil rights, we must work together to uphold and advance Dr. King's vision for our nation.