Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

Author Tim Staskiewicz

January 17th, 2020 7:00 AM

Below is a video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’in Washington August 28, 1963.

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ABOUT THE SPEECH:

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nations most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality. The culmination of this event was the influential and most memorable speech of Dr. King’s career. Popularly known as the “I have a Dream” speech, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced the Federal government to take more direct actions to more fully realize racial equality.

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• Dr. King At Press Conference

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  American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) speaks at a press conference for Clergy & Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, held at the Belmont Plaza Hotel, New York City, January 12, 1968. He announced the Poor People's March On Washington at this event. (Photo by John Goodwin/Getty Images)

• Civil Rights Leaders Meet With John F. Kennedy

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  28th August 1963: American president John F. Kennedy in the White House with leaders of the civil rights 'March on Washington' (left to right) Whitney Young, Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968), Rabbi Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, President Kennedy, Walter Reuther (1907 - 1970) and Roy Wilkins. Behind Reuther is Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Luther Kings

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  March 1965: Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. On the left (holding bottle) is American diplomat Ralph Bunche (1904 - 1971). (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
• Martin Luther King

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  Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968), American clergyman and civil rights campaigner. (Photo by William Lovelace/Getty Images)

• King In London

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  21st September 1964: Martin Luther King Jnr (1929 - 1968), American clergyman and leader of the civil rights movement, giving a press conference at the Savoy Hotel in London. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)

• King In London

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  October 1961: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) arriving at London Airport. He is in England to be the chief speaker at a public meeting about colour prejudice and to appear on the BBC television programme 'Face To Face'. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Getty Images)
• Martin Luther King

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  September 1964: American clergyman and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

• Man With A Dream

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  1963: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) at a press reception at the Ritz Hotel, London, England. (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Martin Luther King In London

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  American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) at a press conference in London, September 1964.(Photo by Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Author Tim Staskiewicz

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