Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. NPR's Talk of the Nation ...

Today, Aug. 28, marks 62 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Listen to it, and watch it if you can. Watch as King shifts from the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs will host an event Friday afternoon to honor Martin Luther King Jr. They say the nationally recognized speaker and psychologist, Dr ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. (AP ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands gathered across New Mexico on Monday to honor and recognize the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Story continues below A local non-profit ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

"The danger of the 'I Have a Dream' speech is not that it is remembered, but that it is remembered incorrectly. It is misremembered. The danger is nostalgia without commitment, reverence without ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the podium at the Lincoln Memorial on a stifling hot August day in 1963, he faced a cast of characters who also knew how to command a stage. Most now ...

In celebration of Black History Month, a new documentary from an NC State professor explores the inspiration behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Through his research, ...

Episode 27 of The Cause is now available across all platforms. In "The Beloved Community Part II: Martin Luther King; 'I Have a Dream,' and the Beloved Community," Dr. Reiland Rabaka takes us back to ...

(WGN) — On Aug. 28, 1963, 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. That day, National Park Service ranger Gordon “Gunny” ...

Students gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church and the World Peace Rose Garden to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with poetry, calls for nonviolence, and a powerful message of unity. See how Atlanta’s ...