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I have a dream "I Have a Dream" is the public speech that was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In his speceh he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. It was delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and it is considered one of the most iconic speeches in American history.

Martin Luther King was the leader of the non-violent struggle for civil rights from 1957 to 1968. He fought against racial discrimination.

Martin Luther King on his graduation dayMartin Luther King was American. He was born in 1929, in Atlanta, State of Georgia. He studied Sociology, Philosophy and Theology and he became a pastor of the Baptist Church.

Selma Here is the trailer of the film "Selma". “Selma” is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people. In this film he leads a non-violent march in the city of Selma, in Alabama.

When Martin Luther King was growing up, life was hard for African Americans. The Southern United States operated under laws that kept black and white people separated in what was called ‘segregation’. Black people had different schools, toilets and even sections of the bus to white people. They were also denied the right to vote in elections.

School segregation Martin Luther King had his first experience of segregation at just six years old, when he was told he wasn’t allowed to play with his white friend anymore – his friend’s father wouldn’t allow it!

His first major role in the Civil Rights Movement came in 1955, after an African American lady – Rosa Parks – was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. Martin helped to organise a boycott of the city’s buses. After 381 days of protest, a court finally established that segregation laws should be abolished.

Martin was a great believer in peaceful protest, inspired by the Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi. His protests used no-violent tactics, even when the protesters themselves were met with violence from the police.

In 1964, 99 years after the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Act abolished racial segregation and discrimination in the USA. The same year Martin won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Martin Luther King arrested while praying Martin Luther King was arrested 20 times. This video shows King taken away by the police while a devout Black Church prayed for him and for their future. King himself prayed before being arrested.

Tragically, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, where he had given a speech the day before. He was standing on the balcony his hotel when he was shot.

The statue of Martin Luther King, in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King is remembered for his work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day everyone would be treated as equals. A statue built in his memory now stands in Washington D.C. and each year, the third Monday in January is celebrated as Martin Luther King Day, an American federal holiday.

Glory "Glory" is the soundtrack of the film Selma. It is sung by John Legend, featuring Common. It won the Oscar as best original song.