MLK’s signature moment
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C. Delivered in August 1963 during the March on Washington rally, King’s speech talked of equality and freedom during the height of the civil rights movement. It became a defining moment of the decade—one that has been carefully dissected by the generations of Americans who followed. The speech became instrumental in the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, shaping our views on race relations and democracy.