Here is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Discover how the Montgomery Bus Boycott began, how long it lasted, and why it became a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement.

Discover how the Montgomery Bus Boycott began, who led it, and why it became a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement.

As we mark Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, Martha Teichner talks with some of those who were engaged from the very beginning of the civil rights movement.

Each episode centers around little known events or persons from Black history. Selected for their effect on African Americans and American Culture.

Vanessa Williams performs "Colors of the Wind" from "Pocahontas" LIVE at The Kennedy Center during the annual "Let Freedom Ring" celebration.

Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on her family's legacy in her first children's book, "We Dream a World."

It was strategist Bayard Rustin – a pacifist and gay Black man – who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech.

The Triple Evils of POVERTY, RACISM and MILITARISM are forms of violence that exist in a vicious cycle.

Learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this facts video for kids. Learn about Dr. King's childhood, his life as a speaker, activist and his legacy!