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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech at a podium surrounded by microphones and supporters during the 1963 civil rights rally in Washington, D.C. March on Washington Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Have a Dream: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
    Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Replaced media. Jul 02, 2026
Modified link of Web site: BlackPast - (1963) Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream”. Feb 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - An Analysis of Speech Acts in Martin Luther Kings's “I Have a Dream” Speech (PDF). Nov 21, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at CalPoly - Constructing A Dream: A Close Textual Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" - onstructing A Dream: A Close Textual Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" ... Aug 21, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Martin Luther King Jr remains frozen in time with ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN US - ‘I Have a Dream’ is MLK’s most radical speech — not because of what he said then, but because of how America has changed since. May 12, 2025
Add new Web site: BlackPast - (1963) Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream”. Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: University of South Alabama - �I Have a Dream� Analysis (PDF). Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Martin Luther King: the story behind his 'I have a dream' speech. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - �I Have a Dream� Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (August 28, 1963). Jul 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Teach Tennessee History - "I Have a Dream...". May 30, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety. Aug 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Teaching america History - I Have A Dream. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea - Martin Luther King, Jr. : I Have a Dream Speech (1963). May 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Marshall University - OneMarshallU - "I Have A Dream". Apr 07, 2023
Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. Jul 22, 2020
Media added. May 20, 2020
Add new Web site: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - �I Hav e a Dream � Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the �March on Washington,� 1963. Oct 26, 2017
Add new Web site: Yale Law School - Lillian Goldman Law Library - The Avalon Project - I have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr; August 28, 1963. Oct 26, 2017
Add new Web site: Stanford University - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - "I Have a Dream". Oct 26, 2017
New article added. Aug 29, 2017
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