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August 28, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

It was seventeen minutes that changed history. On August 28, 1963, native Georgian Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington. The speech is widely regarded as one of the most eloquent and memorable in American history. The March on Washington, coordinated by A. Phillip Randolph, […]

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The most famous part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech—the last six minutes—was completely improvised and not in his prepared text.