Flag

An official website of the United States government

The Dream Lives On, the Work Continues
3 MINUTE READ
March 23, 2016

Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd gathered for his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The speech—delivered in 1963—was part of the March on Washington to support proposed civil rights legislation. © AP Images
Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd gathered for his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The speech—delivered in 1963—was part of the March on Washington to support proposed civil rights legislation. © AP Images

Martin Luther King’s speech charged the civil rights movement and changed America forever. King’s dream of racial equality and peace expressed at the 1963 March on Washington changed attitudes. Achievements by African Americans and indignation against racial discrimination led to government action to ban discrimination.

PDF – web      عربي (268 KB)     中文 (358 KB)     English (775 KB)     Français (759 KB)     Português (869 KB)     Русский (858 KB)     Español (885 KB)