At 3 p.m. on Aug. 28, 1963, Atlanta native and Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream Speech” to hundreds of thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. The march, which called for civil and economic rights for African Americans, remains one of the largest political rallies in American history. Watch MLK deliver the full speech in the video above to mark the 50th anniversary.
Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist. More by Collin Kelley
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