"I Have a Dream"

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, August 28, 1963.

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News & Politics

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• civil
• rights
• equality
• MLK
• king
• 1960s

[lewars1912]

A man who wasn't perfect. No man ever is, but he was one of the truly great men of the 20th century. A great inspiration to us whites as well as blacks.

[DrFallon]

lewars1912--

You're right. No human is perfect. But MLK stands out -- as you note -- as one of the truly great men of the twentieth century, I would go perhaps a step further, and suggest that he was one of the truly great men of human history, already considered a saint in some Christian denominations. He is, or ought to be, an inspiration not to whites or to blacks, but to all human beings.

[JonStewart4President]

My mother, who was 14 at the time, along with her older brothers, my uncles, grabbed a ride from Chicago IL. and went to hear. Dr. Rev. MLK speak that day. It was, of course, a defining moment and I am so proud of the work they did for Civil Rights in the days afterwards. And I know that part of my activism is continuing the great work they did. I feel so proud to be part of MLK's, and this nation's history.

[DrFallon]

Thanks. MLK, along with JFK and RFK were greats ources of inspiration to me, and to millions of Americans. But even though we are millions, we are still a small proportion of the total. Most Americans living right now never knew Dr. King. We need new sources of inspiration to make us work for social justice. Who will it be?

[SunTown13]

Dam think of the world wat it would've been like if racism was still goin on most of us wouldnt be readin or watchin this...It's crazy because so many of us take things for granted we dont even know how good we have it here!!! FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST THANK GOOD ALMIGHTY FREE AT LAST!!!!!

[DrFallon]

Do you really think there is no more racism?

[kedariusjames]

i have a dream.. we must belive in mr.king...

[skylarhorsten]

I have a dream that whoever "copyrighted" this wonderful piece of rhetoric will see the error of their ways.

[Nikifuj908]

What idiot disabled the audio?

[FoolySuckerPunch]

I despise youtube and whoever copyrighted this, THIS IS AMERICAN HISTORY, YOU DAMNED TWITS!

[rsfanlvl108]

How do you copyright history?!

[Ohwhataguy]

Are you kidding me? What copyright? How dare they mute this.



[pearldrumsarecool]

I have a dream that those WMG Copyright bastards will all go to hell!

[JoshThomasFilms]

Im getting tired of copywrite... this video is not intended for profit so why mute it? This man was killed for what he fought to never see, every one of these videos should be not muted or tampered with by the government, because this message is what we need today.

[MrAmazingScott]

lol youtube is a fucking joke these days

[stutterfly21]

His speech was truly an inspiration for both Whites and Blacks, It's not only a black pain but MLK was a civil rights leader for everyone no matter what the color of thier skin was, He always stood up for the poor and unprevilaged and always regarded their rights in society.