ATLVault: MLK Jr. delivers ‘I Have a Dream,’ 60 years ago

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One of the world’s most celebrated and influential speeches was delivered 60 years ago.

• READ: Full text of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., made his now-famous “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963, capping the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” event.

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