89K views · 2.5K reactions | On #ThisDayinHistory, 55 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr speaks to about 250,000 people attending the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The demonstrators came together from all walks of life to appeal for an end to racial segregation and discrimination. | HISTORY | Facebook

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73K views · 1.2K reactions | The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. It was also the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s now-iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. | HISTORY | Facebook

Did you know that that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led one of the nation’s largest civil rights demonstrations in Detroit? 📣🏙️ On June 23, 1963, MLK was in Detroit for the Walk to Freedom where he led more than 100,000 people down Woodward Ave. to Detroit’s convention center. At the arena, King delivered a speech that featured many portions of his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech that would become famous just over two months later during the March on Washington. With MLK Day coming up next Monday, we ro

1.2M views · 1.3K reactions | In order to bring the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to life in virtual reality, TIME embarked on a three-year journey to virtualize Martin Luther King Jr. and his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Here’s a look behind the scenes. https://ti.me/33BNhhk | TIME | Facebook