"Learning those speeches and being able to do them as ... Moore was tapped to perform at the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2011. "As I'm speaking, I ...

The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday approaches, three mimeographed ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as "a great ...

During the “Walk to Freedom,” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an early version of his “I have a Dream” speech for the first time. (Getty Images) “There was (so much) excitement ...

August 28, 2025, will mark the 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which he delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 in Washington ...

The Marcus Performing Arts Center will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration, which will highlight community youth who interpret King's words through art, speech, and writing ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week ... returning in 1959 and 1961 for speeches at the International Longshoremen's Association union hall at 2700 S. Claiborne Ave.

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been ... To come away from that speech thinking King called for a color-blind society requires willful distortion, which is exactly what we have ...