> In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on thesteps of which landmark?And the answer: The Lincoln Memorial. Photo courtesy: Newsweek.comIn August 1963, during the March on Washington, Dr.King spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people about the grave injustices faced byAfrican Americans. The speech famously included the line, "I have a dream thatmy four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not bejudged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."When Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most notable speeches of theCivil Rights movement, those four words that continue to live on in infamy – "Ihave a dream" – were almost those which the activist and reverend did notinclude in his speech. King had used the phrase in a previous Detroit rally, andwhile it had been received well at the time, King's adviser suggested to leaveit out for the March on Washington. So, the night before the march, King createda new speech titled "Normalcy Never Again." However, as King began to addressthe congregation of some 250,000 people, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson urgedhim: "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin." And so, forever changing the course ofhistory, he did. The March on Washington was monumental for a multitude of reasons. Beyond therecord-shattering display of support for the civil rights movement, its successcame hand in hand with other firsts of many kinds. One notable yet perhaps lesswell-recognized fact is Bayard Rustin's contributions to the movement and themarch itself. As an openly gay man, Rustin is now known as "the most importantleader of the civil rights movement you probably have never heard of" for nearlysinglehandedly planning the entire march in a matter of months while being anessential influence on King's understanding of nonviolent protest. Rustin'scontributions were recognized posthumously, as he was awarded the PresidentialMedal of Freedom by President Obama in 2013. Read and listen along to historical speech here[https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety].