![]() ![]() More than 200,000 people turned out to demonstrate at the Lincoln Memorial and hear King speak. ![]() Kennedy, during which King urged the president to sign a second Emancipation Proclamation to eliminate racial segregation, the March on Washington for jobs and freedom took place on August 28, 1963. After meeting with then-President John F. King's pursuit of equal rights began at an early age, and by the time he delivered his famous speech, he was already well-known for his activism. His assassination ended his life at the age of 39, but if he was alive today, the civil rights icon would have been 91 years old. On Monday, Americans nationwide will remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and, for some, that includes remembering the civil rights leader's most famous speech, "I Have a Dream."Īlthough King's birthday is January 15, it's celebrated on the third Monday in January because of the Uniform Holiday Act. ![]()
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