On this day in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. led a massive march, joined by as many as 125,000, in Detroit.
On this day in 1963 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today June 23, 2024 JUNE 23, 1963 Martin Luther King delivers his most famous speech,"I Have a Dream", before the Lincoln Memorial l during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. led a massive march, joined by as many as 125,000, in Detroit.
But if physical death is the price that some must pay to free their children and their white brothers from an eternal psychological death, then nothing can be more redemptive,” he said. “I have a dream that there will be a day that we will no longer face the atrocities that Emmett Till had to face or Medgar Evers had to face, that all men can live with dignity.”This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Curtain Calls: ‘Ghost of King’ channels Dr. Martin Luther King’s last sermonMichael Wayne Turner III takes us back in time to a turbulent era with his original drama “Ghost of King,” which runs through June 23 at Oakland Theater Project.
Read more »
Equal Justice Initiative adds statue of Martin Luther King Jr., to Legacy Plaza in MontgomeryThe Freedom Monument Sculpture Park on the Alabama River is the newest of EJI's three historic attractions in Montgomery.
Read more »
Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unveiled in downtown MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama
Read more »
Montgomery’s first life-size statue of Martin Luther King Jr. unveiledFor the first time in history, there is now a life-size statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery.
Read more »
Gandhi’s satyagraha influenced both Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.Gandhi’s satyagraha influenced both Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.
Read more »
Community rallying to save Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital from budget cutsMedical providers, legislators, and community leaders issued an urgent call to action for additional state funding for Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.
Read more »