(The Root) — Was the Martin Luther King Jr. speech we now know as “I Have a Dream” masterfully composed and delivered? Of course it was. Was the moment in August 1963 when it was delivered historic?

RALEIGH -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. A little-known aspect of the speech's history ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of the largest gathering for civil rights in our country's history, Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" on the National Mall, we ...

*One of the many highlights of today’s massive March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC was 9-year-old Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of civil rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr. Miss King ...

Today, Aug. 28, marks 62 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Listen to it, and watch it if you can. Watch as King shifts from the ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1922, a New York City realty company paid $100 for the first radio commercial, on station WEAF. In 1941, Nazi German, Hungarian and Ukrainian police ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 4th of April marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 39-year-old civil rights leader was shot while on the second-floor balcony of the ...

The iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech urged us to fight against, not double down on, racial resentment. This week marks the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and the speech about civil rights ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Frigid temperatures did not dampen the spirits of those gathered to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. More than 200 people of various ages and races filled the ...