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

cultureAug 28, 202633147

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. More than 200,000 people gathered for the Freedom March in Washington, D.C. King framed the speech around the promise of equality and the famous refrain "I have a dream." The day is remembered annually as a defining moment of the civil rights movement and remains closely associated with efforts for voting and economic rights today.

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