The March on Washington in 1963 featured which famous speech by MLK?

• A. We Shall Overcome
• B. I Have a Dream
• C. A Time to Make a Change
• D. The Birth of a Nation

Answer: (B)

The event is best remembered for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered from the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. King spoke to a massive audience and to the nation, articulating a hopeful vision of racial harmony and equal rights that goes beyond legal equality to the moral ideals America was founded on. The refrain “I have a dream” imagines a future where people are judged by character rather than color and where civil and economic freedoms are realized for all. This speech helped crystallize the movement’s message and became a lasting symbol of the push for civil rights, shaping public support for landmark legislation in the years that followed. While the march is associated with songs like “We Shall Overcome” and many other aspects of the era, the famous address delivered that day remains the defining moment.