On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after a peaceful march in Washington to more than 250,000 Americans.
Dr. King is a symbol of hope and change around the world because of his leadership and intelligence throughout the civil rights movement. There are hundreds of people who contributed to the civil rights movement, but Dr. King’s sacrifices and actions catapulted the world in a direction of diversity and equality.