‘I Have A Dream’

28 August 1963, Washington DC, USA

Widely considered to be one of best (if not the best) speeches of the 20th century, Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a rallying cry for racial equality and cooperation. King had used the phrasing before, but improvised on the day as he felt the need to excite the crowd. Its inspirational and universal message rallied support in the build up to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.