MLK speech

March address, 1963

MLK speech refers to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" address, delivered during the March on Washington.

The speech is among the most celebrated in American history, famous for its vision of racial equality and its rhetorical power: We studied the MLK speech in English class.

The phrase sometimes refers broadly to any of King's orations.

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dreamSleeping mind's narrative
freedomAbsence of constraint
marchRhythmic group walk
WashingtonU.S. seat of government
civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections

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US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln

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