On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King jr. announced his most significant speech to thousands of people from all over the country at the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. King was a social activist who helped lead the Civil Rights movement in the mid 1950s until his death later on. He dealt with unequal rights for a long time and he wanted to do something about it by leading a race to fight for their rights.King played a very important role in setting equal rights for all men and women in every race. But this speech is his most known speech and is considered as one of the most significant speeches in American history. The main goal of this speech was to address the population of why people of all race should have equal rights. Throughout
