Greatest Speeches: “I Have A Dream,” Martin Luther King Jr.
-/AFP/Getty ImagesOn August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the “March on Washington,” where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington in 1963, this iconic speech marked a watershed moment in the American Civil Rights movement. Interestingly enough, Martin Luther King Jr. actually ad-libbed the famous four lines that remain etched in history.
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“I say to you today, my friends, so 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: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’”
