I Have a Dream (Full speech) by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tomorrow, the nation celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Here in Birmingham, Alabama, we will have our annual Unity Breakfast downtown. there will also be a number of hands on service projects throughout the city on that day.

We have all heard snippets of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but it is important to stop and listen to the entire speech from time to time. Today, as we hope for some glimpses of the better angels of our nature, here is the speech delivered in its entirety by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963. It takes about 17 minutes to view.

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50 Years Ago today

Remembering the 1963 March for Jobs and Justice in Washington, D.C. -- today we celebrate the hope that was launched that day with Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. It is also a day to carry the dream forward. The hope has been steadily met with resistance, yet the hope persists as long as there are people of good conscience. Here is the speech Dr. Martin Luther King gave that day, in it's entirety.

 "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy."