The I Have a Dream Speech

In 1950's America, the equality of man envisioned by the Declaration of Independence
was far from a reality. People of color,
were discriminated against in many ways,

Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister,
was a driving force in the push for racial equality in the 1950's and the 1960's.
In 1963, King and his staff focused on Birmingham, Alabama.

Thrust into the national spotlight in Birmingham,
where he was arrested and jailed,
Dr. King organized a massive march on Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963.

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,
he evoked the name of Lincoln in his "I Have a Dream" speech,
which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation
and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Let us remember and honor Dr Martin Luther King Jr. today.