Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the "I Have A Dream" Speech Livestream

Let's travel back in time to Washington, DC on August 28, 1963, for the "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Have you ever listened to the entire 17-minute "I Have a Dream" speech?
Unfortunately, most people have only heard portions of it.

Our livestream history program will cover the historical context leading up to The March on Washington, DC, and the dramatic events that followed.

The highlight of our program will be a broadcast of the entire 17-minute "I Have a Dream" speech.

We also invite you to join us in an optional online discussion with fellow participants via Zoom.

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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.
The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who built an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations that came together under the banner of "jobs and freedom." Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000, but the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people. Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black. The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history. Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, was the most integral and highest-ranking white organizer of the march.
The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It preceded the Selma Voting Rights Movement, when national media coverage contributed to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that same year.

"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture.

YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:

Rosa Parks: Before, During & After the Bus Boycott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mebChkhxnFY

The Rosa Parks Story - Film History Analysis & Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYPrVHqxZ-g

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Robert Kelleman
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