FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
It’s been 60 years since the words “I Have A Dream” were forever etched in American history.
On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington D.C. in front of thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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The speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an event organized to advocate civil and economic rights for African-Americans.
To view the speech on YouTube, click or tap here. To look back on the historic day further, view the photos below.
FILE - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Actor-singer Sammy Davis Jr. is at bottom right. (AP Photo/File) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
FILE - An arial view of the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington. (AP Photo/File) (2007 AP)
FILE - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo, File) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
