King abandoned his prepared text and launched into the soaring expression of his vision for the future, declaring, "I have a dream today." On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the ...

Under Dr. King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining ... a threat to Justice Everywhere" National Museum of African American History and Culture The March on Washington: We Shall ...

Quotes by Martin Luther King addressing issues relating to social and economic justice as well as the Vietnam War. "March on Washington from the deep South, the city ghettos, Appalachia let the poor ...

Photo: Martin Luther King waves to the crowds at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 28 August 1963. (Getty Images) Martin Luther King was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia (US).

In 1963, a quarter of a million people marched on Washington to highlight racial injustice and to put pressure on Congress to pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill. The march was made up of both ...