Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. NPR's Talk of the Nation ...

A confidant and lawyer for Martin Luther King, he was an unseen hand behind major civil rights events, including the 1963 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. (AP ...

TULSA, Okla. — Daniel Thomas, a junior at Broken Arrow High School, won more than $2,000 in a contest on Tuesday after giving a rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” ...

Clarence B. Jones, an attorney and speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr. who was with the late minister and civil rights ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

RALEIGH -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. A little-known aspect of the speech's history ...

Clarence B. Jones, a civil rights attorney and close adviser to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has died at age 95.

President Donald Trump compared crowd sizes between his July 4th celebration and Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech on Thursday. Trump was speaking to the press about the ...