Text of Speech Delivered at Lincoln Memorial

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This speech, given by Dr. King at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C, brings attention to the current state of oppression of Negro men and women in 1963.

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Text of Speech Delivered at Lincoln Memorial
Wednesday, August 28, 1963
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Speeches

Topics

Social Justice
Equality
Emancipation Proclamation
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Lincoln, Abraham

Places

Washington, D.C.