"I Have A Dream" 45 Years Later

By Kevin Robinson in News on Aug 28, 2008 2:15PM

45 years ago today, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom happened, a monumental moment for the civil rights movement, and the occasion of perhaps Martin Luther King, Jr's single most famous speech, "I have a Dream".

The March was organized by a coalition of diverse labor and civil rights groups, including the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American labor union chartered by the AFL, headed by Chicagoan and Pullman employee, A. Philip Randolph. As television stations carried the march, and King's speech, nationally, the civil rights movement and its young and charismatic leader were catapulted to prominence, although at the time his speech was not expected to be the highlight of the march.

You can download an MP3 of King's entire speech here.