On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. led a massive march, joined by as many as 125,000, in Detroit.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today June 23, 2023 JUNE 23, 1963 Martin Luther King delivers his most famous speech,"I Have a Dream", before the Lincoln Memorial l during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. led a massive march, joined by as many as 125,000, in Detroit. The words he shared in his speech were similar to those in the “I Have a Dream” speech he delivered two months later from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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