Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s's speech took place on August 26, 1963 during his march on Washington. King was a Baptist minister from Atlanta, Georgia and a social activist who played a remarkable role in the American civil rights movement that took place from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.
This speech will forever be talked about throughout history, as it is a perfect example of someone that became inspired by advocates of non-violence protest and used that to fight for equality for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged, and victims of injustice through peaceful protest. The inspiration for his march that day was to go searching for jobs and freedom, all king wanted to do was have a peaceful political rally that
This speech will forever be talked about throughout history, as it is a perfect example of someone that became inspired by advocates of non-violence protest and used that to fight for equality for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged, and victims of injustice through peaceful protest. The inspiration for his march that day was to go searching for jobs and freedom, all king wanted to do was have a peaceful political rally that