T Have a Dream is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863, King observes that: "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free". Toward the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text for a partly improvised peroration on the theme have a dream', prompted by Mahalia Jackson's cry: Tell them about the dream, Martin!" In this part of the speech, which most excted the listeners and has now become its most famous, King described his dreams of freedom and equality arising from a land of slavery and hatred. John Meacham writes that, "With a single phrase, Martin Luther King Jr. joined Jetferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who've shaped modern America". The speech was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century in a 1999 poll of scholars of public address. defining moment of the Civil rights movement. was a
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Civil rights are an essential component of democracy. They're guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics. Examples are the rights to vote, to a fair trial, to government services, and to a public education
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