On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to take part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In this video, Dr. Clayborne Carson reflects upon his experience of attending this historic event.

Twenty-eight August marks the forty-seventh anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, when more than 200,000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial and heard Dr. King deliver his now historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Check out the links below for more information and to hear Dr. King deliver a portion of the speech.

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Announcement
"I Have A Dream," Speech Encyclopedia Entry
"I Have A Dream," Speech Audio

Read a biographical essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., prepared by King Institute director Clayborne Carson and the Institute staff, extensively cross-referenced with links to the King Online Encyclopedia.

King delivers his iconic speech "I Have a Dream" and urges America to "make real the promises of democracy."(Photo credit UPI/Corbis-Bettman)

On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to take part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In this video, Dr. Clayborne Carson reflects upon his experience of attending this historic event.

Part Two of the LC Lesson Plan: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

King tells the momentous story of African American activism in Spring/Summer 1963.