T he best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave over 2,500 public speeches during his lifetime – many of them were improvised, delivered without a manuscript and with maybe just a few notes.Dr. King’s most ...

Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech on Aug. 28, 1963. AFP/Getty ...

Marchers gathered in Washington on Aug. 24, 2013, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, we thought it would be fitting to present what is known as the “I Have a Dream” speech in the economic context in which it was originally created.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most famous speech — “I Have a Dream” — on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as part of ...

In 1967, as the United States was at war in Vietnam, American civil rights activists were fighting their own battles at home. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the war in his April 4, 1967 ...

The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on ...

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 17-minute “I Have a Dream” speech—an oratorical masterpiece that changed King's life, his movement, and the nation at large.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his powerful “I Have a Dream” speech, but the orator went off-script for his most iconic words.