Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 28, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ...

Aug. 28, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of my uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which he delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. On this anniversary, we ...

The draft of MLK's most famous speech lacked its most famous lines. The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the ...

It’s from 2019, when we worked with Glendale Acres Elementary School to have a group of second graders recite a portion of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. “The ...