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61 years ago today, hundreds of thousands of people marched on Washington to demand jobs and freedom. That day was a call to action for our nation. It helped rally advocates and elected officials to secure landmark legislative victories in the fight for progress, including the… pic.twitter.com/XYS51eFyqp — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) August 28, 2024 An August Dream (Martin Luther King Jr.) 24"x36" oil on linen by Gregg Chadwick MLK's celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.     Crowd at Lincoln Memorial as Martin Luther King, today 1963, says, "I have a dream": pic.twitter.com/spz8aOzhyt — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 28, 2024

An August Dream 24"x36" oil on linen 2009 painting by Gregg Chadwick Fifty years ago, on 28 August, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an August dream on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Fifty years later, the struggle continues to deliver the hopes and promises of King's dream. I urge you today to take a moment to reflect upon King's legacy. How can  you help create a world without injustice and prejudice? Below is the full text of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream"speech: "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, 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 lo...