August 28, 1963 was the 100th
anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Act, which freed the slaves. More than 200,000 people gathered in the front
of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. It was a peaceful gathering and was made up of blacks and whites, young and old. It was at this gathering that
Dr. King delivered his famous I Have A Dream speech. This speech
changed the way many Americans felt about the civil rights movement.
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM FOR AMERICA AND THE WORLD?
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