Martin Luther’s King’s famous speech was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
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Text of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.