On Monday, January 20th, our nation celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. King was a leader in the Civil Rights movement who fought for equality and social justice. He also founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization that pushed for equality and played a key role in leading the 1963 March on Washington.
On this day, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech to over 250,000 American citizens. He called for an end to racism and highlighted violations of constitutional rights toward African Americans.
The speech would go down as one of the most influential speeches in American History. It ultimately led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in the United States.
Read the speech transcript here:
Fun Fact: This coming Monday, January 20th, is also the inauguration day of Donald Trump, who will become the 47th president of the United States. According to USA Today, this has only occurred three times in history.
