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 ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — Daniel Thomas, a junior at Broken Arrow High School, won more than $2,000 in a contest on Tuesday after giving a rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” ...

To survive in this world, you need to be both hopeful and strategic. You must believe that a better world is possible for you and your children, and be willing to create it. It takes a collective ...

Washington, DC, USA - 29 June 2020: Close-up of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on a sunny day. The Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee has celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day for 42 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A reenactment of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech was a highlight of Monday’s MLK Jr. observance day activities in Effingham County at the ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...