National Park Service
28 August 2020
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King’s speech was the grand finale of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” His words have endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.
Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/articles/march-on-washington.htm
Image: The “I Have a Dream” speech was given from a spot, now etched in stone, on the Lincoln Memorial steps.