Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I have a dream"
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On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to
hundreds of thousands of Americans at what is known as the March on Washington. This
now-famous speech was both an apex and catalyst for the Civil Rights
Movement in the US. Rediscover the richness of this speech and the significance of Dr. King's four words, "I have a dream."
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In 1963, Dr. King wrote a very famous letter from a Birmingham City Jail.
In 1964, Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize. Here is his acceptance speech.
The famous phrase "I have a dream" wasn't written into his original speech. Learn how he improved that powerful phrase.
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