"I Have a Dream" On August 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his speech "I have a Dream" to America. He was the man who made history that day. Martin Luther King's "I Have Dream" is a powerful speech about freedom in our country, saying that black men and white men should have equal rights. Martin Luther King Jr. starts by discussing how the end …showed first 75 words of 331 total…

…showed last 75 words of 331 total…famous speech "I have a Dream", Martin Luther King Jr. wanted all of America to know that the Negro struggle was not over. He wanted America to know what the problems were and the way to resolve them so that all men could be equal and "be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual. Free at last! Free at last! thank God almighty, we are free at last!"